Christmas snakes, light-headed elk & a hardcore honey badger

[View this email in your browser]( [Python in Christmas tree]( On the first day of Christmas Australia gave to me: a snake instead of tinsel on the tree. Arriving home from work to find a hefty python masquerading as festive-season decoration is some people's idea of a nightmare before christmas, but for one couple in Brisbane an uninvited visitor was a delightful surprise. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Boa in tree]( The winning photos in this year's "Capturing Ecology" competition The winning images in the 2019 British Ecological Society photography competition are both beautiful and eye-opening. [See more]( [Minke whale]( Why are whales big, but not bigger? Filter-feeding whales are among the largest animals ever to exist, but why are they so big and could they get even larger? [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Rescued pangolin shows off her adorable T. rex walk]( Rescued pangolin shows off her adorable T. rex walk Watching this rescued pangolin strut her stuff is guaranteed to make you smile! WATCH THIS A Year in the Wild From Antarctica to Indonesia, compelling stories are captured in stunning high definition and put together to paint a colourful and exciting portrait of life on Planet Earth. [Watch now]( Lost Lagoon On one of the wildest coastlines in Africa lies an estuary. For hundreds of years it’s existed, secluded, and life in its waterways has been uninterrupted. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK It took wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas a month to capture this remarkable photo of a black rhino under a starry night sky in Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park. [(More here.)]( AROUND THE GLOBE [Elk with Christmas lights on its head]( Yellowstone: Light-headed elk While its hard not to chuckle at a 700-pound bugling elk sporting festive headgear, the situation is not one to be taken, er, lightly. [Watch now]( [Leopard moving through the grass]( South Africa: Warthog gives leopard the slip You win some, you lose some. This leopard was just moments away from a warthog lunch when a hyena rushed in to ruin the meal ... [Watch now]( [Honey badger vs python vs jackals]( Botswana: Honey badgers don't give up Looking for confirmation of the honey badger's legendary resilience? This video of one tackling a python and a pair of jackals should do it. [Watch now]( [Quote of the week]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2019 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](