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This creepy crawly insect is called a wax worm and, believe it or not, this little guy may just be the answer to global pollution. Footage provided courtesy of the Spanish National Research Council shows a brilliant new discovery made by researcher Federica Bertocchini. She discovered that wax worms are capable of eating through polyethylene plastic. The researcher demonstrated her discovery at a laboratory in Madrid on Wednesday. Although polyethylene is one of the world's most resistant forms of plastic, the worms can destroy the material by munching their way through it. According to the researcher, 100 worms can biodegrade up to 92 milligrams of polyethylene in just one night. That might not seem like much, but what if we multiply that by a thousand? Or even a million? The discovery is touted as the first all-natural solution to the disposal of the dangerous and wasteful material worldwide. Wax worms are now seen as the best way to biodegrade plastic without causing more harmful effects to nature. Polyethylene plastic, the material used to make plastic bags, is very durable. That's why we use it so often. The problem is that polyethylene is not biodegradable, which means that it stays in the environment for hundreds of years after being thrown away. It can cause all sorts of problems for wild animals and the natural environment in general. That's why this new discovery has the potential to help us clean up our act and restore areas like landfills and other areas polluted with plastic.
Have you ever thought about getting a big cat as a pet? Although some celebrities have opte d for extravagant wild pets, like Mike Tyson's Bengal tigers, owning an exotic animal as a pet is not only for the wealthy. Moscow resident Alexander Lyubarskiy bought a domesticated lynx six years ago and has been living with the animal in his apartment ever since. Don't be fooled - owning a large cat is no easy task. Mike Tyson's tigers consumed up to $1500 worth of meat every day. Although lynxes are smaller animals, and thus have smaller appetites, keeping one is still costly. Just how did Alexander come upon the idea to get a lynx? Lyubarskiy’s feline friend prefers to spend the majority of its time on the apartment balcony, especially during the wintertime where it can take in the cold, dry air an observe passing cars and people. Wild lynxes, like any wild animals, can be quite dangerous to keep in the home, but Alexander's lynx has been domesticated to the point that he interacts well even with Alexander's young son. Would you ever consider keeping a lynx in your home?
http://sweetgrassmovie.co.uk/ An unsentimental elegy to the American West, "Sweetgrass" follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed Buy the DVD at http://shop.dogwoof.com/products/sweetgrass Stream the full film by visiting Dogwoof TV at http://dogwoof.tv/watch/sweetgrass. You can also make money by sharing the Dogwoof.TV player with your friends - see the FAQ on the website for more details
http://sweetgrassmovie.co.uk/ An unsentimental elegy to the American West, "Sweetgrass" follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed Buy the DVD at http://shop.dogwoof.com/products/sweetgrass Stream the full film by visiting Dogwoof TV at http://dogwoof.tv/watch/sweetgrass. You can also make money by sharing the Dogwoof.TV player with your friends - see the FAQ on the website for more details
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Littering doesn't only make surroundings look bad, it can have a devastating effect on wildlife. This cobra ate an entire plastic bottle, probably thinking that it was food, and struggled moving and breathing. Footage from India's Goa showed the cobra regurgitating the empty plastic bottle as villagers in the town watched. Eventually, the snake did manage to force the bottle completely out of its system and was reportedly unharmed in the incident, but many other wildlife creatures which consume plastic are not so lucky.
Une jeune femme, Marie, vit en marginale dans la communauté côtière où elle a grandi. Les villageois ont peur d'elle et davantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant.vantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant. Quand Marie découvre que son corps change, elle se met à enquêter sur le passé secret de sa famille.
Une jeune femme, Marie, vit en marginale dans la communauté côtière où elle a grandi. Les villageois ont peur d'elle et davantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant.vantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant. Quand Marie découvre que son corps change, elle se met à enquêter sur le passé secret de sa famille.
Une jeune femme, Marie, vit en marginale dans la communauté côtière où elle a grandi. Les villageois ont peur d'elle et davantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant.vantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant. Quand Marie découvre que son corps change, elle se met à enquêter sur le passé secret de sa famille.
Une jeune femme, Marie, vit en marginale dans la communauté côtière où elle a grandi. Les villageois ont peur d'elle et davantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant.vantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant. Quand Marie découvre que son corps change, elle se met à enquêter sur le passé secret de sa famille.
Une jeune femme, Marie, vit en marginale dans la communauté côtière où elle a grandi. Les villageois ont peur d'elle et davantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant.vantage encore de sa mère qui, depuis une mystérieuse maladie, ne se déplace plus qu'en fauteuil roulant. Quand Marie découvre que son corps change, elle se met à enquêter sur le passé secret de sa famille.
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