People are most often concerned about the strength of other people, and they, as a rule, forget about animals, and in vain, since their capabilities far exceed human ones. Bemorepanda has compiled a list of the 10 most powerful animals on the planet, whose power cannot fail to impress. You can hardly guess who is at the bottom of the list, so get ready to be amazed!

Grizzly bear

Can lift objects over 500 kg, which is ~ 0.8 times their average body weight.

Green anaconda

This snake can squeeze someone to death, equal to its average weight of 250 kg.

Elephant

Elephants are the strongest mammals and the strongest land animals. The African elephant can weigh up to 6.35 tons, while it can carry up to 9 tons, which is the weight of 130 adults.

Musk ox

A musk ox can carry an object of about 900 kg, which is 1.5 times its average weight.

Tiger

A tiger can drag an object weighing about 550 kg onto a 3-meter tree. This is roughly double their average body weight.

Eagle

The eagle is the most powerful bird, capable of lifting something 4 times its own weight during flight. Moreover, they weigh up to 6 kg.

Gorilla

Gorillas can lift about 2 tons (about 30 people can lift the same amount), which is more than 10 times their average weight.

Leaf cutter ant

These ants carry things in their jaws that weigh 50 times their average weight (about 0.5 grams). It's like trying to lift a truck with your teeth.

Rhinoceros beetle

These small beetles can lift things 850 times their own weight. For comparison, if a person had the strength of a rhinoceros beetle, he could lift a 65-ton object. And if an elephant had the same strength, it could carry 850 elephants on its back.

Dung-beetle

The dung beetle is not only the most powerful insect in the world, but also the most powerful animal on the planet compared to its body weight. They can push objects 1,141 times their own weight. In the case of humans, this is how the average person would push six double-decker buses packed with people.

Environmental organizations, national parks, and wildlife shelters in Africa are gearing up for the worst. The borders are closed, there are no tourists, which means that most of the projects for the conservation of rare and endangered species of animals were left without money, Izvestia reports.

The rhinoceros shelter in the southern African province of Limpopo remained virtually without personnel due to the pandemic.

Mostly foreigners worked here, changing every three months, but because of the coronavirus their visas were canceled. Four full-time employees had to withstand 72-hour shifts, sleeping only 2-3 hours per night.

Caring for little orphaned rhinos is hard work. They demand milk at any time of the day or night and scream loudly, calling on the mother, who was killed before their eyes by poachers.

The founder and shelter manager, 66-year-old retired teacher, Arri van Deventer, had to look for local volunteers through social networks.

Of the several hundred who responded, he chose only two. The location of such shelters is kept secret in order to avoid attacks by poachers. Mokgopong facility has been attacked twice already.

Mapimpi was orphaned when he was seven days old. Poachers killed his mother to cut off the horn, which is used as medicine and for jewelry.

His body was very dehydrated, his skin was dry, he tried to eat sand. The baby was fed milk mixture from a bottle. At the age of five, like other grown rhinos, he will be released into the wild.

Dozens of visitors usually gathered to feed an orphan elephant from a bottle in a David Sheldrick shelter near Kenyan Nairobi.

Now he eats alone: on March 15, the institution was closed, after the country revealed the first case of coronavirus.

The shelter lives on online donations and from ticket sales. Before the pandemic, up to 500 people visited its territory daily, each paying about $ 5 for entry.

Now you can attend the elephant calf feeding procedure or watch how he sleeps, only online. On social media, live broadcasts are at 11:00 and 17:00 local time.

Elephant calves in East Africa very often remain orphaned by poachers. The smallest most often die without breast milk.

The David Sheldrick Foundation has special teams to combat poachers and several mobile veterinary teams that patrol the area from air and land. These events were organized thanks to tourists and donnors.

According to the UN, last year Africa was visited by about 70 million tourists. In order to survive in a pandemic, reserves, shelters, national parks throughout Africa suspend all third-party projects, stop building infrastructure and cut staff salaries

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has announced the finalists for the Funny Wildlife Photography Competition. In total, 42 works reached the final, which captured funny moments from the life of animals.

The jury of the competition reviewed more than 7000 applications. “The sheer number of images we receive each year demonstrates a commitment to engaging in conservation and reminds us that wildlife is truly incredible and fun, and we must do everything we can to protect it,” said co-organizer Paul Joyson. Hicks.

Among the contestants vying for victory are a masked pigeon, a giggling seal, dancing bears and an angry starling. Voting for the best snapshot will last until October 10, 2021. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on October 22nd.

The International Funny Animal Photo Contest was founded in 2015 by photographers Paul Joinson-Hicks and Tom Sallam, who humorously wanted to contribute to wildlife conservation.

1.Dancing

2.SMILE!

3.Angry bird

4.Weekend mood

5.Old Guru

6.Dance battle

7.Hello my name is ZuZi

8.Hide and seek

9.That way!

10.Hi there

11.Titanic vibes

12.Opera

13.Singing

14.Fail

15.I don’t know

16.That’s funny

17.Go, my friend!

18.P - Power.

19.Kisses

20.Error

Bad wildlife photography needs no introduction. But what to say, there is even a whole group on Facebook devoted to bad photographs of animals and birds, where people share their pictures of wildlife, which will make them laugh with their failure. You won't find thoughtful compositions, well-caught moments or perfect camera angles here, but that's the beauty of it. So, stock up on tasty treats and prepare your cheeks for a smile.

"We have an albino squirrel in our backyard. I've been chasing her for a long time and I finally got this picture. Doesn't she look great in this white snow?"

"I think I need to practice bird photography."

"Caught this guy raiding a bird feeder in the middle of the night. Not sure why he felt the need to cover up his private parts."

"This big horned owl was resting on the rooftop behind our house. I ran my camera around the block where the light was better and took a picture of it!"

"Was that the eagle just showing me ... the middle finger?"

"I photographed this squirrel, looking at which there is no doubt that she is a male."

"Hello, how are you, hello, how are you, hello, how are you?"

"Just look at the spectacular fireflies in my award-winning photography."

"Here's the best fish photo I've ever taken."

"This bird was too fast, it's not my fault."

"I tried to take a cute photo of a sparrow taking a bath. But I think I photographed two sparrows committing a murder."

"Just look at the excellent welds on this steel railing."

Are there bird watchers here who can identify this bird?

This guy is tired of the photo shoot

"Taking a picture of a white owl in the white snow was not a good idea ..."

"I tried to photograph this little seagull and this sleepy dove ruined my picture."

“I am watching you. Is always"

"This is the ceiling of my bathroom, through which you can see the opossum's foot and tail."

"I helped a raccoon who couldn't climb the slippery river bank and got stuck in the water. He paid me back by shaking off all the water."

"I will be running online photography courses soon. Feel free to deposit $ 500 to my Western Union card."