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James Bond-worthy “Penguin-cam” helps BBC filmmakers create intimate documentary about penguins in Antarctica

 
 

When producers of a BBC documentary about penguins in Antarctica wanted to get up close and personal while filming these cute creatures they knew they they'd need spy technology worthy of James Bond. So, they created "Penguin Cam," a group of life-like penguins equipped with cameras, which could capture the daily world...

National Geographic photographer’s unbelievable encounter with vicious predator in Antarctica (VIDEO)

 
 

We've posted quite a few amazing underwater photography videos here before but this story might be the most unbelievable yet.

In the clip (embedded below), National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen talks about his encounter with one of Antartica's most vicious predators, the Leopard Seal.

On assignment in the...

National Geographic shows off impressive winners in annual photography contest

 
 

After sifting through more than 22,000 entries from over 150 countries, the winners have been picked in the 2012 National Geographic Photography contest and there's some pretty spectacular stuff. Both professionals and amateurs competed in this year's competition and photos were submitted in three categories: people,...

Harrowing video shows BBC cameraman attacked in arctic pod by hungry polar bear

 
 

Yes, polar bears might look all cute and cuddly but they are extremely dangerous animals, especially when they're hungry, as this harrowing video shows.

In the below clip, filmmaker Gordon Buchanan is housed in a plexiglass pod -- sort of an arctic shark cage -- in Svalbard, Norway, shooting footage for a BBC...

Watch a black leopard and a domestic house cat go mano-a-mano in super slow mo (VIDEO)

 
 

Cuddly house cats and their ferocious, jungle cousins aren't really that different. As evidence, check out the super slow motion video below comparing a black leopard to a black domestic cat and watch for all the feline similarities.

The video was captured with a Phantom camera, capable of shooting up to 2500 frames...

Black bear takes over Nikon DSLR from wildlife photographer, appears to shoot photos

 
 

Remember the lioness we told you about last month who seemed to enjoy munching on a Canon 5D Mark II? Well, check out this black bear who seems to be enjoying taking photographs with a Nikon digital SLR.

The Nikon camera belongs to wildlife photographer Dean Swartz who had this to say about seeing his DSLR taken over...