The world's heaviest man is in love

Manuel "Meme" Uribe, 42, kisses his girlfriend Claudia Solis , in Monterrey. Manuel, who is the world's heaviest living man according to Guinness, has one wish for his upcoming 43th birthday; to be able to walk with his fiancee.

Sumo schoolgirl hopes for glory at world championships

Samantha-Jane Stacey, is Australia’s strongest medal hope at the world championships in Estonia next month.

She began Sumo training two years ago after previous experience of wrestling and will compete in the junior women’s heavyweight division.

A diet of Weetabix and lasagne is credited with helping her maintain the sturdy frame required for the sport.

However she dismissed suggestions that Sumo is all about bulk.

World's Most Endangered Turtle Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle

The female Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle at Changsha Zoo, Hunan Province of China, one of the only three known live turtles of the species Rafetus swinhoei in the world




Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle, scientific name Rafetus swinhoei, is a species of soft-shell turtle that is indigenous to China and Vietnam. It is also known as the Shanghai soft-shell turtle or Swinhoe's soft-shell turtle. It is believed to be the largest fresh water turtle in the world.

Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List 2006 and is the most endangered turtles in the world.

Even though the animal is dubbed as Panda in Water in China, it is much more rare than panda, because there are only three known to survive on the planet. An 80-year-old female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle from Changsha Zoo in central Hunan Province, and a 100-year-old male at eastern China's Suzhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province. The third one, the world's only living example of Rafetus swinhoei in the wild lives in Hoan Kiem Lake in the center of Hanoi.

Since this May, the two Chinese turtles were brought together under a reproduction program collaborated by Chinese scientists and their American counterparts in order to save this species.

The male Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle at Suzhou Zoo, Jiangsu Province of China, one of the only three known live turtles of the species Rafetus swinhoei in the world

Sadly, the earlier results were unsuccessful, as none of nearly 100 eggs the female turtle produced this year were hatched. Scientists have to try again next May in 2009.

Strangest Internet Cafes Around the World

Sometimes, internet cafes are as fascinating as the monuments or sculptures you see on your travels. Internet Cafes used to be just a place where you can browse the Internet and grab a cup of coffee, but competition being what it is, some Internet cafes are offering something a little more than a cup of joe: In case you're wondering how these places look like in other places of the world, here's a collection of the strangest, downright weirdest internet cafes from around the world.

24 World's Most Creative Alphabets

There are so many crazy ways to write the ABC's. It's a great creative exercise - it would do me well to try my own when I hit a creative slump. I'm amazed at the ingenuity of some of these. This collection of alphabets was gathered from the portfolios of artists, photographers and design students around the world.

BullFrog And The Unlucky Sparrow

Spectacular captures of the American Bullfrog preying on an unlucky sparrow. Growing up to a length of 20 centimeters or 7.9 inches, the bullfrog preys on any animal that it can overpower and stuff down its throat. Their stomachs have been found to contain rodents, small turtles, snakes, frogs including bullfrogs and birds of course.
Ambush predators as they are known for, the bullfrog can be seen submerging large preys (in this case the sparrow) into the water to cut their air supply and defense.

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