jtotheizzoe:

The Nature Films of Louie Schwartzberg

Ok, there’s nature films. And then there’s nature films. The ones that make you stop and murmur unintelligible syllables in lieu of words, that make you go grab someone out of the next room so you can show them, that within a few minutes can wordlessly capture the diversity, beauty, wonder and pure awesomeness of our planet.

That’s what Louie Schwartzberg’s films are. The one above is called “The Beauty of Pollination”, and I won’t even begin to guess how they got some of those shots. I made this face while watching it.

Behold the specialized forms of flower and pollinator! Head and mouth shapes line up perfectly with the contours of the bloom! Sure, not being mobile might make a plant’s reproductive life as exciting as ours, but natural selection has led to some amazing cross-species adaptations.

There’s more at his YouTube channel, which I highly recommend.

(↬ Boing Boing)

briannacherrygarcia:

Omg omg omg Tom Hiddleston talks Jurassic Park. And actually imitates a Velociraptor! Not gonna lie when he did the growl, it sent a lovely shiver down my spine.

That and I was pretty damn impressed, he even did the raptor ‘barking’ right. This guy’s a fan.