Sometimes ordinary people personally encounter stunning natural creations, which, although already studied by official science, still surprise and delight. After all, many of them are extremely rarely seen.
Over the past few decades, humanity has devoted all its efforts to space exploration. What caused such a rush? It's hard to say. Perhaps scientists want to be ahead of their time and make discoveries that will shock the whole world. However, as obvious facts show, on our planet there is also a sea of unusual phenomena, animals and places that can be studied, learning a lot of interesting information about them that was previously unknown. For example, only 2-5% of the world's oceans have been explored. The land is certainly fraught with no less amazing mysteries that are just waiting for someone to solve them.
A pine cone growing inside a tree trunk. This phenomenon is typical for some types of pine trees.
The horn shark egg has an extremely futuristic shape
Al Naslaa Stone located in Saudi Arabia
Scientists explained that such a perfect cut on the stone appeared as a result of the influence of natural forces. Geologist Cherry Lewis from the University of Bristol explained that water first entered the rock crack, and then, as the temperature dropped, it froze and expanded, accordingly increasing the size of the hole.
However, there are supporters of a more ambiguous version, which claims that such an unusual stone was presented to humanity by envoys of extraterrestrial civilizations many years ago.
Do you think it's just some trash? Before you is a cyanobacterial mat - a huge accumulation of microorganisms
Green sand on a Hawaiian beach that contains large amounts of the semi-precious mineral peridot
Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost active volcano in the world
Bluebird. Clear difference between males and females
Males are colored bright blue. Females wear neutral gray plumage.
A tree saved by another tree
Pool of cave water, completely isolated for hundreds of thousands of years
This is the largest seed in the world, belonging to the Seychelles palm.
This is the seed of a rare species of Seychelles palm (Lodoicea maldivica), which grows only on two islands of the Seychelles archipelago. It cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The seeds of this tree are considered the largest of all plants and can weigh up to 25 kilograms.
The Indian Malabar squirrel is one of the largest squirrels on Earth.
This is the "Tree of Life", an acacia that grows in Tsavo National Park, Kenya
The lines leading to and from the tree are trails left by animals seeking its shade or leaves. The green dots dotting the area are young shoots of acacia.
Penguins march on a blue iceberg
Tiny starfish
Giant nest of a social weaver (Philetairus socius) in Namibia
These nests are considered the largest and most populous tree houses in the world. Some of them can weigh up to a ton. It’s safe to say that the weavers do their work conscientiously, because not every animal can build such a magnificent and durable hostel.
This is what this bird and its nest look like from below
Natural ice formations in Antarctica that look like ice walls, columns and an arch
Tree dotted with black bears
The cubs got scared of something and hid in a crowd in a tree.