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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2019, 02:04 PM Feb 2019

A GIANT leap of faith.

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A GIANT leap of faith. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2019 OP

That's incredible! shraby Feb 2019 #1

It really is. Baitball Blogger Feb 2019 #2

Nature is endlessly fascinating, but the skill and patience of... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #3

that was incredible, even MORE that it lived. #nature JuJuYoshida Feb 2019 #4

That was hard to watch. There were 5 chicks in total. 3 survived the leap. Fla Dem Feb 2019 #5

It was harder to watch the video of the antelope that had its foot in the jaws of a crocodile. Baitball Blogger Feb 2019 #6

I think I skipped that one. Fla Dem Feb 2019 #7

shraby

(21,946 posts)

1. That's incredible!

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Thu Feb 7, 2019, 02:13 PM

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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

2. It really is.

Reply to shraby (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 7, 2019, 02:19 PM

Feb 2019

Truly amazing.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Nature is endlessly fascinating, but the skill and patience of...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2019, 02:23 PM

Feb 2019

these videographers is incredible.

I clicked through a few of the other clips, and am speechless. I've done a fair amount of macro and nature photography, and that was tough enough. The mantis escaping from the spider seems almost impossible to find-- and then recording it!

JuJuYoshida

(2,215 posts)

4. that was incredible, even MORE that it lived. #nature

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Thu Feb 7, 2019, 03:36 PM

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Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)

5. That was hard to watch. There were 5 chicks in total. 3 survived the leap.

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Thu Feb 7, 2019, 08:19 PM

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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

6. It was harder to watch the video of the antelope that had its foot in the jaws of a crocodile.

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 7, 2019, 08:30 PM

Feb 2019

A Hippo came to save him, but the video ends with the antelope's hoof dangling from the rest of the leg. You know he'll probably be easy prey for the next predator.

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)

7. I think I skipped that one.

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Thu Feb 7, 2019, 08:35 PM

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