Happy Halloween! To celebrate, let these creepy cuties terrorize you with adorableness!

1. Tube-nosed Bat: The tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene species was uncovered in the Muller Range mountains and is said to be important members of the animal kingdom in the area – they disperse seeds in tropical forests.

 The furry creature gets its name due to its distinctive mustard-yellow nose, with its tubular nostrils a change from the more common leaf-nosed bat.

This is a previously seen but still undescribed species endemic to the forests of Papua New Guinea.


2- Aye-Aye: While the type of lemur looks a balding werewolf, the creepiest aspect about the aye-aye is probably the over-sized spindly claw that it uses to grasp onto tree branches.

The longest finger—the middle one—can rotate 360 degrees around the hand and bores into wood with sharp claws to gather insects for a tasty meal.

It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unusual method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood using its forward slanting incisors to create a small hole in which it inserts its narrow middle finger to pull the grubs out.  






4-This mole is nearly blind, but that creepy looking tentacle makes up for it by providing an excellent sense of touch.



5- These deer grow long, fang-like canine teeth. Awesome.




6- Wolf Spider: Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Ancient Greek word "λύκος" meaning "wolf". They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight.

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At first glance, this 1,240 pound grizzly bear looks like he could rip Doug apart with his claws. And he can! BUT, he would never do it, because he loves Doug, as Doug has been his care taker for his entire life. Their unique friendship began in 1977 when Doug adopted Bart from a zoo and trained him to be in films.

Bart the bear has appeared in hundreds of films, including The Bear, The Great Outdoors, Legends of the Fall, Clan of the Cave Bear, and The Edge, and he has even appeared backstage at the Academy Awards.Doug says the key to training these animals is to maintain control, because as very intelligent animals they will test their limits and see what they can get away with.

Aware that the grizzly’s future as it still remains today is quite uncertain, Doug decided to buy some property in Montana—habit deemed not just appropriate and suitable, but considered prime habitat for grizzly bears. He purchased 240 acres of wild land adjoining protected land in Pine Butte Preserve along Montana’s eastern front of the Rocky Mountains.

The elusive Omura's whale has been recorded on film for the first time. Footage of the rare and little-known species was captured by an international team of biologists off the coast of Madagascar.

Up until now, there had never been a confirmed sighting of the mammal in the wild by scientists and as such their numbers are unknown. The discovery is making waves in the marine community as up until recently it had been feared that the Omura's whale was extinct. Salvatore Cerchio, who led the research while at the Wildlife Conservation Society and is a guest investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) said in a news release: .

'Over the years, there have been a small handful of possible sightings of Omura's whales, but nothing that was confirmed. .

'They appear to occur in remote regions and are difficult to find at sea, because they are small-they range in length from approximately 33 to 38 feet-and do not put up a prominent blow.' 'What little we knew about these whales previously came primarily from eight specimens of Omura's whales taken in Japanese scientific whaling off the Solomon and Keeling Islands and a couple strandings of dead animals in Japan,' Cerchio said. .


'This is the first definitive evidence and detailed descriptions of Omura's whales in the wild and part of what makes this work particularly exciting.'

There are few things more magical than when the barrier between wildlife and our world is broken.

 One Tumblr user had just such an experience when her pet dog encountered a wild deer in her yard. "Magic happened on my front lawn a couple weeks ago," she wrote. "Life is beautiful."

Special photos show the moments of the meeting, as the deer cautiously approaches the dog and stretches out to bump his nose. While these two might not ever see each other again, their sweet moment of friendship reminds us just how much we share with our neighbors in the wild.

Note: Helpful Tips For Welcoming Wildlife To Your Garden: Many people don't welcome wildlife in their gardens. They shouldn't try to keep wildlife away from their back yards. These furry and winged critters bring beauty and nature to your property and are a living proof that the place is safe. They are interesting to watch and your plants can only benefit from their presence.


Provide fresh water - Offer shelter and cover (for birds)- Keep your garden clean (chemical-free and GMO-free garden)- Don't forget that you shouldn't scare those delicate creatures. Any sudden moves or loud noises can startle them and they may never come back to your place.

 This dog is about to see a ghost. He doesn't know it yet. So, he's stationed, adorably, at the bottom of the stairs bristling with anticipation.

In this mesmerizing video, posted on YouTube, the massive Great Dane flees in terror from the phantom of the stairwell. First, he gallops to the couch. He tears into the kitchen. Luke emerges from the kitchen, leaps over the couch, spins in circles.

Nothing seems to stop the Marshmallow Man. Luke gets around the ghost and flies to the top of the stairs. But there's something familiar about this ghost. Luuuuke, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man seems to suggest, I am your mother.


Note: Great Danes require a lot of space. Even though they make great housedogs, they need a lot of room just to move around. There's little that they can't reach (kitchen counters and dinner tables are no problem), and their tails can easily sweep your coffee table clean.

A noisy demonstration broke out Wednesday during the 100-meter dash competition at the World Indigenous Games, forcing a premature end to the day's events at what organizers have described as the indigenous Olympics.

The protesters, a boisterous crowd made up mostly of native Brazilians in traditional dress, were outraged over a land demarcation proposal that they say would be catastrophic for Brazil's 300 or so surviving tribes.The proposed constitutional amendment would transfer the right to demarcate indigenous lands from the executive branch to Brazil's Congress, which is heavily influenced by the powerful big agriculture lobby that has fought against indigenous reserves in the past.

A committee in the Chamber of Deputies approved the proposal late Tuesday, though it must get through the full lower house and Senate, then be signed by President Dilma Rousseff in order to become law.


Brandishing handwritten banners against the proposal, around 100 demonstrators breezed past security guards and onto the floor of the sporting arena in Palmas. Hundreds of others ran to join the group as spectators cheered them on.

The announcer initially ignored the mass of protesters -- although, dressed in feathers body paint, with some brandishing spears or bows and arrows, they proved impossible to ignore.


Narube Werreria, a young woman from the Karaja nation, scrambled up into the VIP area and seized the microphone to deliver a heated attack on the proposal.

"When we were here at the games, they were there in Congress plotting to steal our lands," she yelled. "Soon, there will be no more indigenous peoples, no more forest, no more animals."


The protest was loud but peaceful. After about 20 minutes, the demonstrators turned and filed quietly out of the arena.

The crowd of a couple thousand spectators booed when organizers finally announced an end to the day's activities, inviting the crowd to return Thursday.


Native Americans from USA supported the indigenous demonstrators.

Participants included some 2,000 athletes who came from around the world and included dozens of Brazilian ethnicities, as well as people from such far-flung nations such as Ethiopia and New Zealand.


The protest over the land demarcation proposal came after a protest during the previous week by a small group of Brazilian indigenous people who denounced what they said was poor organization and unnecessary spending on Brazil's World Indigenous Games.


They claimed the money would have been better spent improving the conditions of Brazil's impoverished indigenous peoples.
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In Winthrop, WA a rescue crew rafts out into the rapids to save a dog stranded in a truck bed.

This video proves that there are a ton of animal lovers out there who are willing to help no matter what. The truck in this video accidentally rolled into the river with the 59-year-old driver and her two dogs inside. Thankfully, the driver and one of her dogs managed to paddle to safety, but the other was trapped in the back.

Luckily, a group of onlookers sprung into action and quickly got the authorities on the scene. Given the speed at which the truck was sinking, they needed to act fast. In an impressive display of skill, the police were actually able to kayak upstream towards the sinking truck and coax the frightened dog to safety.

The police were able to get to the dog before the truck was completely submerged thanks to the quick thinking of those nearby.


We are so glad that this dog made it out alive, but this should serve as reminder to all that you never know what could happen if your dog is riding around in the back of a pickup truck.
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Many a youngster will do everything they can to avoid the soap and flannel at the end of the day when bath time comes around, but this young calf has more reason than most to fear water.

He got more than he bargained for when he strayed too far from the safety of mother moose and got swept away.

The nipper could barely keep his nose above the fast flowing rapids of the river in Jasper National Park and was in grave danger of drowning.

Mother did her best to rescue him, but heavy rain the week before had made the river deadly.


The pair were in the water for four minutes and drifted more than 500 metres down the whitewater rapids as they tried to escape the cascading torrent.

Kraus, a California conservationist, shares her bed every night with Damu - a cross breed of Timber, Hudson Bay and British Columbian wolf - at her ranch in Santa Rosa.

 Instead of going out to party, this 27-year-old enjoys slumber parties with her four-year-old furry friend, who often ends up spooning her while they're catching up on their ZZZs.

Kimmi insists that the unusual sleeping arrangement is safe and that she trusts her animal companion with her life. She's been raising Damu since he was just six weeks old.

And now at five feet and 90 pounds she takes care of him and other wolves at her facility as part of an educational initiative launched to help people understand the importance of conservation in California.


The wolves are born in captivity in government-approved wolf 'eco-education facilities.' Those facilities work on the conservation of wolves and rescue work and rehabilitation.