Hyenas on the Hunt

When it comes to hunting prey, spotted hyenas seem to know the secret: divide and conquer! LINK: Youtube

The Great Python Hunt in the Florida Everglades

Joseph Wasilewski, Desiree Dov, Mario Aldecoa with a captured 13-foot Burmese python. Photo: Wick Beavers

Thanks to some irresponsible pet owners releasing their snakes in the wild, thousands of 10-foot Burmese pythons roam the Florida Everglades, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. To help control the situation, the local Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission declared an open season on the giant pythons. For 6 weeks, all you need is a hunting license to kill yourself some snakes.

Catherine Skipp of The Daily Beast went to catch her first "Burm," as the Burmese python is lovingly called by those who hunt it, in the first ever Great Python Hunt:

No sooner does he have the snake in hand than another sound distracts him; he spies a second, smaller python heading for the water about 20 feet away. “Here, hold this,” he barks, handing me the back end of the writhing monster. Fobb runs off to try to capture its companion. But I dare not watch him go, focusing instead on the gift he’s just given me: a shovel-headed constrictor that suddenly seems all mouth, as it stretches its jaws wide, exposing soft, white gums that I know from careful research conceal 100 teeth in four rows. They’re now pointing toward my throat, and lunging straight at me.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Bottlenose dolphins mud-ring feeding

A pod of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Florida have developed a remarkable hunting strategy in order to catch fish. Another awesome thing about this technique is that only one female in the pod can create this ring. LINK, Via: Youtube

The Seaglider, Hunting

This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a few more, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. [Wired], Via: Gizmodo

Wilcraft - Amphibious Ice Fishing and Hunting Vehicle

The Wilcraft is a multi-seasonal amphibious vehicle designed for the ice fishing and to get you into those hard to reach hunting spots. The Wilcraft offers incredible stability on water, ice and land. It��s a light-weight vehicle, has a ground pressure equivalent to a person walking and it can float, so it��s great for crossing those pesky frozen lakes and rivers. It has 11 inches of ground clearance to help clear obstacles and can carry about 250 kg. Powered by a 305 cc engine, can go as fast as 20 MPH, and featuring includes a two-speed gearbox with reverse, locking differential, hydraulic disc brakes. Onboard there are 3 ice fishing holes, a place to stash your auger and a cover to keep you warm while you��re out there on the ice fishing. Prices start at US$10,495 and there are options galore, including caterpillar tracks, a collection of hunting blinds and transport trailers. LINK

Aerial Hunting of Wolves in Alaska (short version)

Each year, the state of Alaska permits private citizens to chase down and kill dozens of wolves using low-flying aircraft and high-powered rifles. Find out what you can do to stop this brutal and unnecessary killing. LINK: Youtube