Nature
This Ice Cave Never Thaws (Video)
November 15, 2016
Stalagmites – those are the ones that come up from the ground – of ice. A cave full of them and ice stalactites (from the ceiling) that never melt. Looks so serene. Beautiful.
Hidden in the mountains of China’s Shanxi Province, the Ningwu ice caves stay frozen all year. These caves, dating back more than three million years, boast icefalls and walls stretching hundreds of feet below the surface. Come explore this spectacular frozen sanctuary.
– @ojones1
Posted in Environment, Nature, Science, Travel, Videos | 
Tags: China, Ice Cave, Ningwu, Ningwu ice caves, Shanxi, Shanxi Province | 
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The Very Best of the Lasts (Video)
October 11, 2016
This is fascinating watching. You probably did not know that these crafts, craftspeople, exotic animals and occupations existed. And before long, they won’t anymore. All the more reason to press play and stay for the whole docu-short.
From mermaids to barbers, kings to rhinos — these are some of the very best of the last of their kind.
– Great Big Story
– @ojones1
Posted in Environment, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Nature, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Great Big Reel, Great Big Reel 109, Great Big Story, The Very Best of the Lasts | No Comments »
College Football Field Transforms Into Tuition-Paying Farm (Video)
October 10, 2016
Now, I’ll holler at any TV screen showing a college football field being put to good use. Before now, I thought that that was filling the field with high-powered, pounding offense and aggressive defense, with all the scores and collisions that come along with those. Gotta admit though. This…pretty good idea. Greens will grow, just like grass did. If you’re not pushing a sled down that field, dig it up and push a plow up it. Sow and harvest. Address the nearby food dessert (where residents have very limited access to fresh produce) AND fund higher education to boot.
Awesome. Simply awesome.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Business, Education, Food, Human Interest, Nature, Sports, Videos, Youth | Tags: College Football, College Football Field, Dallas, farm, farming, food desert, Historically Black Colleges, organic vegetables, Paul Quinn College, raising organic vegetables, Texas, Tuition, tuition-funding, Tuition-Paying Farm, work tuition | No Comments »
Jaw-Dropping Dwellings (Video)
October 6, 2016
No need to ask, “Do people REALLY live like that?” Even though the stories around the homes featured are so not-the-norm, you see above that they actually do!
In this reel, we explore just what “there’s no place like home” really means. Especially when that home is, say, an old airplane…
– Great Big Story
By the time the video is done, you’ll probably think to yourself: “You know what, why not?” I did. Amazing stories!
– @ojones1
Posted in Environment, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Nature, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Dwellings, Great Big Reel, Great Big Reel 113, Great Big Story, homes, housing, incredible homes, Jaw-Dropping Dwellings, unusual homes | No Comments »
Marshawn Lynch On ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls’ (Trailer)
September 13, 2016
Tell you what… Marshawn Lynch might be done with pro football, but we are not done watching him go ‘Beast Mode.’ This is a definitely different field of play. But on an outdoor adventure with Bear Grylls, there is not much time for ‘play’ anyway. Watch the trailer for Lynch’s episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls.
Plucked from a medieval tower along the Corsica coastline, Bear and Super Bowl Champion Marshawn Lynch are dropped deep in a rugged mountain range where they navigate cliffs, dark chasms, and come face-to-face with the secretive French Foreign Legion. Spying a wild hog, the pair pursues the beast, but securing it for dinner will require Marshawn to dig deeper than he ever did on the gridiron. Along the way, Marshawn details his upbringing in Oakland, his “beast” mentality on the field, and his unexpected retirement.
Posted in Celebrity, Nature, Series, Sports, Television, Trailer, Travel, Videos | Tags: Bear Grylls, Beast Mode, BeastMode, Marshawn Lynch, Running Wild With Bear Grylls | 1 Comment »
Huacachina: A Real-Life Desert Lagoon (Video)
August 19, 2016
Ay yooooo! Jayforce, I got your next passport stamp opp right here. A desert trip is one thing, but to go to a genuine Omar Sharif oasis joint. What?!!
Amid the rolling sand dunes of this Peruvian desert, an oasis springs from nowhere, adding life to the landscape. Legend has it that the lagoon was created when a princess fled her would-be captor and left the water she had been bathing in, which became the lagoon. Today, this naturally occurring oasis has a surrounding village, Huacachina, with a population of about 100 residents.
– Great Big Story
– @ojones1
Posted in Lifestyle, Nature, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: desert oasis, Huacachina, lagoon, oasis, Peru, Peruvian desert | No Comments »
The Most Dangerous Beaches In The World (Video)
August 16, 2016
We got you on travel. Globetrotting experience out the wazoo. But this beach hazard report…wow! Must know info, esp. for beach bums and big wave chasers. Peep.
Beaches promise sun, surf and sand; everything you need for a paradise vacation or getaway. But all that beauty can be deceiving. Beneath its emerald waves, there can be all kinds of dangers. And it’s not just the water that you may have to worry about. Here are some of the most dangerous beaches found around the world.
Vacations on the beach are one of the most popular choices for winter getaways. Imagining the sun reflecting off the waves and glittering sand beneath your toes. But it’s not always as serene as it appears. Whether it’s dangerous rip tides, shark attacks or massive overcrowding, some beach dreams can soon turn to nightmares. Nestled in some of the most incredible locations around the world, these beaches hide a deadly secret. Before booking your summertime getaway, it may not hurt to do a little research into your destination.
– TheRichest
Posted in Lifestyle, Nature, Recreation, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: accidents, cold waters, crocodiles, drowning, hypothermia, jellyfish, overcrowding, paddle sports, pollution, rip currents, rip tide, riptide, robbery, runoffs, sewage, Shark Attacks, snakes, Surfing, The Most Dangerous Beaches In The World, The Richest, TheRichest, thieves, undercurrents, volcano | No Comments »
It’s LIT: How To Start A Fire With Sticks (Video)
July 21, 2016
Man WHAT? Countless survivalist shows all over TV will demo making fire with sticks, each sure to tell you how hard it is. But for this dude Kap… child’s play. Watch and learn, rookies. Then see how he flips the skills and breaks it down for the ladies. Putting that primal game down to ’em… like… if your man doesn’t smell like that real smoke, he is not ‘cooking’ for you. That smoke is older AND spicier than Old Spice, too. Hahaa!
But the real question: Who weaved up that grass headband?? Don’t act like you wouldn’t rock that on some tropical ‘ish!
Posted in Lifestyle, Nature, Travel, Videos | Tags: culture, Hawaii, How to Make Fire, Kap, polynesian, polynesian cultural, Polynesian Cultural Center, Rubbing Sticks | No Comments »
Standing Bears Entertain Tourists on Bus (Video)
April 21, 2016
Would you look at that. Baaaahahaaaaa! Hey there, Boo-Boo. Maybe if we walk alongside the people rolling by they’ll open up their picnic baskets and feed us.
All kidding (and very dated Yogi Bear references) aside, these are bad bears. Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good… incredible. Watch these quadrupeds go bipedal; welcoming the attention (maybe) and food (definitely!) from the group of astonished passersby.
A group of tourists are entertained by bears walking on hind legs in exchange for snacks.
Posted in Human Interest, Nature, Videos | Tags: Bears, Bus, Feed the bears, Standing Bears, Tourists | No Comments »
Monitor Lizards Face Off And Fight (Video)
January 29, 2016
This Reptilian Wrestling League smackdown clip has been making its way around web world. (Like that? RWL? Just made it up. Copyright. Don’t bite!)
Crazy! It’s like we just missed the part where these two beasts talked their way into major beef (some “What the f#ck you say to me? What? Alright then SCRAP!”). And now it’s ON! Lizards locked in leg-to-leg-to-leg-to-leg combat to settle… whatever it is that’s got ’em so heated they ignore the camera man, people and busy street.
Posted in Human Interest, Nature, Travel, Videos | Tags: BEEF, Caught On Video, Lizard, Lizard Fight, Monitor Lizard Fight, Monitor Lizards, Street | No Comments »
How To Cook Egg In Potato (Video)
January 11, 2016
Okay, this is survival people! You never know when you could be out in the cold winter. Freezing. Starving. With a potato and an egg. And a knife and spoon… with fire making materials. What would YOU do to survive? Don’t know? Don’t worry. That’s where Russian Survivalist has you covered!
The Russian Survivalist shows you how to cook an egg in a potato. This is an essential wilderness survival skill for cooking eggs. Enjoy.
See how easy it is (above) to cook up an egg in a mere 45 minutes. And doesn’t it look… er… delicious?
Posted in Food, Lecture, Nature, Series, Videos | Tags: egg, outdoor cooking, Potato, Russian Survivalist, Survival, wilderness | No Comments »
FullyRawKristina: “Eating Healthy During the Holidays” [Video]
November 29, 2015
The Holidays are upon us and a big component of most holidays is the feasting that takes place. Big meals second plates, leftovers that get snacked on throughout the day. With Black Friday going into Christmas a lot of shopping will take place people purchasing high end items. The fact is your health is something that is priceless and should be taken very serious. FullyRawKristina is a vegan who promotes health, fitness, and eating real foods. I enjoy her videos and social media where she gives healthy alternatives. Now I am not expecting everyone to turn full vegan for the holidays but you can take some tips to help you eat better. The fact is in the U.S. there are many more unhealthy choices than healthy ones. So Kristina is challenging you to just eat one fully raw meal a day. Worth giving a try recently I started juicing and eating one raw meal a day. I can feel the difference so watch her fun video and hopefully it helps inspire you to make some healthy choices this Hoilday season. Visit her site FullyRaw.com for more tips, recipes, and details!
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Food, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Nature, Videos | Tags: fruits, Health and Wellness, Holidays, Nutrition, Raw foods, vegan, vegetables, Vegetarian | No Comments »
U.S. President Barack Obama Tries Some Alaskan Salmon With Bear Grylls… And Talks Climate Change (Video)
September 11, 2015
And now a word from our President: Come to combat climate change. Stay for the wild salmon… with Bear Grylls. Hilarious AND awesome at the same damn time! Watch President Barack Obama grub with Grylls in the great Alaskan wilderness. Be sure to check after the jump for more on the real reason the President was in America’s northernmost state.
.@POTUS tries salmon half-eaten by a bear in Alaska with @BearGrylls. Can you bear to watch? http://t.co/eAVC9RjeMV https://t.co/w62B28gn98
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 8, 2015
(Wow. Hope that bear didn’t come back for that fish though. Or any other wild beast for that matter. Too far up for “Sasquatch”… maybe a Yeti or something.)
MORE: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S TRIP TO ALASKA
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Nature, Politics, Progressive, Science, Series, Television, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Alaska, Barack Obama, Bear Grylls, Climate Change, Environment, environmentalism, POTUS, President Barack Obama, Sasquatch, WAKE UP CALL | No Comments »
Straight From The Sewer: You Cannot Lock Rats Out Of The Toilet (Video)
September 9, 2015
WARNING: YOU CANNOT ‘UNSEE’ THIS VIDEO ONCE YOU PLAY IT!!!
No…nooo…NOOOOOO! F#ck ‘Protect Ya Neck’… Protect your NUTS (genitalia, butt and whatnot). Rats, especially the mutant big city vermin, can get into and do what they want; either you’ve lived it or seen a horror flick about it. But DAMN! Not my toilet bowl. Please no.
Well, it’s possible. Sorry…
Posted in Cover Story, Health and Wellness, Human Interest, Nature, Science, Videos | Tags: bathroom, infestation, National Geographic, rats, rats can swim, rats can swim up into your toilet, restroom, sewer, toilet | No Comments »
Rap Quotes ATL : Dirty South Edition (Video)
May 27, 2015
So when it comes to classic rap lyrics many involve the artist shouting out their hometown or where they may reside at current time. Â Not always content at just shouting out their city, but many rappers detail clothing stores, restaurants and of course the “Shoe Modeling Spots” (Strip Clubs). Â Jay Shells (Artist/Designer) hailing from New York City has taken his love of rap quotes referencing cities to the next level. Â He is behind the movement known as “Rap Quotes” where he actually creates signs with the lyrics of certain areas and places them exactly where the rapper mentioned. Â He has done this in the cities of New York, LA, Philadelphia, and now he has come to the city I call home….Atlanta. Â He was brought to the city by the founders of A3C festival and in the video shot by Animal New York you catch Jay placing the signs up all over town. Â Jay Shells is coming back to Atlanta in October be and we will definitely talk with him for the site and Beatz & Lyrics Show!
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
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Posted in EVENTS, Nature, Series, Videos | Tags: A3C, A3C Festival, Animal New York, Atlanta, Jay Shells, Rap Quotes | 1 Comment »
Science: Drexel’s Ken Lacovara Discovers Your Dino-Nightmare – Dreadnoughtus Schrani (Video)
September 5, 2014
In the near Antarctic region of the world, a mega-megaton creature with no fear or reason to fear anyone in its path. Not just because of its massive size and musculature (think: 13 bull elephants smashed into one creature) …but also because of its weaponized tail! Cyclops to Professor X: I think we have found the Savage Land. Brace yourself, people, we’re going in!
Drexel University professor Ken Lacovara has recently unveiled a new supermassive dinosaur species he discovered and unearthed with his team between 2005 and 2009. Weighing in at nearly 65 tons, Dreadnoughtus schrani is the largest land animal ever found of calculable mass and also by far one of the most complete skeletons ever found for a dinosaur in this mass range!
And…Dreadnoughtus schrani (translation: “fears nothingâ€) is a herbivore? WTF did they put in the veggies back then?? DAMN!
Posted in Education, History, Nature, Science, Videos | Tags: dinosaur, Dreadnoughtus schrani, Drexel University, Ken Lacovara, supermassive dinosaur | 1 Comment »
VICE: Exposing The ‘Backyard Exotics’ Trade (Video)
May 27, 2014
Insanity. Inhumanity. And we call them animals… but the folks involved should be in cages. What’s worse: A lot of these ‘backyard exotics’ dealers and buyers, in it for the money and/or novelty, have no idea how dangerous the trade and care of these wild animals can be.
A lot of these animals are incredibly friendly. But that doesn’t mean they’re safe. These animals will kill you because they like you. ‘Hi. Let’s play… Oh. You broke…”
VICE covers the story and goes undercover to give us an inside look at a business working the inhumane, dangerous, but lucrative, $19 billion wildlife trafficking industry.
Posted in Activism, Nature, Series, Videos | Tags: Backyard Exotics, VICE, Wild animal trafficking, Wild animals, Wildlife, Wildlife trafficking | No Comments »
SkyBlew x Backdraft – “Journeys In 1st Person” (Album)
May 21, 2014
When it comes to songs, a SkyBlew x Backdraft collabo has yet to disappoint. Now, a whole LP of that shi’sh… gotta be good! I’ve made my judgement. Your turn. It’s the album ‘Blew alluded to when he dropped his ‘Cloud Walker’ track a couple weeks back. “Journeys In 1st Person” is out…and it’s FREE!
– @ojones1
DOWNLOAD: SKYBLEW X BACKDRAFT – JOURNEYS IN 1ST PERSON (ALBUM)
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Nature | Tags: Backdraft, Cloud Walker, Journeys In 1st Person, Nefelibata, SkyBlew | 2 Comments »
Snake Island (Mini-Documentary)
March 26, 2014
Home to the highest concentration of venomous snakes in the world, about 90 miles off the coast of Santos, Brazil, is Ilha da Queimada Grande, or “Snake Island”. Two thousand species of deadly snake; and the baddest of the bad – the golden lancehead viper is home on Snake Island and nowhere else in the world.
So you don’t have to worry about this snake… unless you are VICE and you are going there to get the story. Watch… dare you!
Comedy: KTLA News Anchors Dive Under Desks During Earthquake (Video)
March 17, 2014
Okay. Probably not funny at the time. But c’mon…
The Male L.A. news anchor looked like fool compared to his female co-anchor. She was cool & calm & he looked shook https://t.co/YBfRRYPFzg
— Jay Force (@jayforce) March 17, 2014
Check out the video above. Chuckle among yourselves.
Posted in Nature, News, Television, Videos | Tags: Earthquake, Hollywood, KTLA, St. Patricks Day | No Comments »
