Amazing picture thread

[Luigi]

This one made me think.
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Hand of Hope – A unborn baby pulls out his hand out of the incision made in the uterus of his mother during an operation and suddenly grabs the hand of the surgeon. It made the surgeon cry and he couldn’t say or do anything for a few minutes

Happened in Brazil I think, around 2007. They were doing an operation for Spina bifida I think.

Pretty amazing moment really.

[birding]

[TizMe]

This one made me think.
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Hand of Hope – A unborn baby pulls out his hand out of the incision made in the uterus of his mother during an operation and suddenly grabs the hand of the surgeon. It made the surgeon cry and he couldn’t say or do anything for a few minutes

Happened in Brazil I think, around 2007. They were doing an operation for Spina bifida I think.

Pretty amazing moment really.

snopes.com: Hand of Hope -- Fetal Surgery Photo
Real photo, but inaccurate description.

[bobo746]

This photo was taken in the Brazilian Cerrado of the amazing bioluminescent termite mounds glowing in the dark. The phenomenon is the result of firefly larvae nesting in the holes to attract the winged termites coming out of the nest

[bobo746]

Hawaiian surfer Jamie O'Brien deep in the tube at what many regard as the most dangerous wave in Australia—Cape Solander in Sydney. It breaks in water only a few feet deep over barnacle-covered rocks just 10 meters from the cliff face. This was taken 300 feet directly above the wave from a helicopter
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[Boon Mee]

Why they call them working dogs...



Mostly Australian Shepherds and Heelers. Don't believe any other breed can move so quickly.

[Cujo]

Why they call them working dogs...



Mostly Australian Shepherds and Heelers. Don't believe any other breed can move so quickly.

Border collie, Kelpie.
(Australian Shepherd??? WTF?)

[VocalNeal]

..and an Australian Shepherd is brown/white and originates from the USA.

[Cujo]

..and an Australian Shepherd is brown/white and originates from the USA.

Never heard of an 'Australian shepherd'.
Unless you mean german shepherd/alsation which are not used as working farm dogs.
OK, Just googled it.
never ever seen one of those.

[palexxxx]

^ I just googled it too.

Never seen one of those either and I have been on plenty of sheep farms.

Ugly looking colouring too.

Australian sheep dogs are usually border collies, kelpies or their crosses.

[bobo746]

^ did the same never heard of them.
Plenty of these.

[bobo746]

A rising sun illuminates the landscape near Bernbeuren, Germany, on August 22, 2015

[bobo746]

White frost over Pestera village in Romania

[VocalNeal]

^ Hoar Frost

[palexxxx]

Why they call them working dogs...



Mostly Australian Shepherds and Heelers. Don't believe any other breed can move so quickly.

Also, Heelers are not sheep dogs, they are cattle dogs. Specially bred to nip at the heels of cattle.

[Cujo]

^ did the same never heard of them.
Plenty of these.

Is his name Blue?

[bobo746]

^ of course it is all cattle dogs are called blue.

[Ratchaburi]

There are reds as well

[palexxxx]

^ they are even more entitled to be called 'blue'.

[VocalNeal]

Red is red . Brown is brown.

[Cujo]

Red is Blue.

[bobo746]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluey_%28dog%29
Bluey (7 June 1910 – 14 November 1939) was an Australian cattle dog owned by Les and Esma Hall of Rochester, Victoria, Australia, which, according to an anecdotal report, lived 29 years, 6 months and 12 days, but the record is unverified.[1] Bluey held the world record for the oldest dog, according to Guinness World Records, who cite the anecdotal reports as being "reliable",[2] until February 2013, when Max took over.[3][4]
Bluey's record age, along with that, also unverified, of an Australian Cattle Dog - Labrador mixed breed dog named "Chilla" reported to have lived to the age of 32 years and 12 days,[5] prompted a study of the longevity of the Australian Cattle Dog to examine if the breed might have exceptional longevity. The 100-dog survey yielded a mean longevity of 13.41 years with a standard deviation of 2.36 years.[6] The study concluded that while Australian Cattle Dogs are a healthy breed and do live on average almost a year longer than most dogs of other breeds in the same weight class, record ages such a Bluey's or Chilla's should be regarded as uncharacteristic exceptions rather than as indicators of common exceptional longevity for this entire breed.[6]

[VocalNeal]

Amazing. Good on ya Bluey.

Anyone know the longest living breed, on average?

[bobo746]

[bobo746]

Menindee Lake Australia