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New Video Today: The military-grade video camera weighs only 300 grams, but on this Imperial Eagle--soaring from the top of the world's tallest building in Dubai--it's a whopping 10 percent of his body weight. Equivalent to carrying two iPhone 6s--plus a charger. Today's spectacular event shows the well-trained eagle, named Darshan, soaring and diving on cue as he watches--and listens to--his handler thousands of feet down clapping commands. All the while, we ride along glimpsing stunning views of the world beneath his wings. Darshan broke a world record by flying from the top of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. The event was coordinated by conservation group Freedom Conservation, in order to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered bird of prey and share the importance of sustainable businesses and how we can build an environment that is safe for humans and animals alike. Eagle-cam footage courtesy of Freedom Conservation.

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Two beekeepers in Australia, Cedar Anderson and Stuart Anderson, have invented a new sort of hive that could revolutionize Beekeeping traditional methods. They have invented the FLOWHive, a special hive that can put your honey "on tap" directly from your hive box. It's main benefit being that it can pour honey out of the combs without upsetting the bees. The FLOWhive contains special inserts that will fit into normal hives or, if you get the whole FLOWhive system, you will have their special wooden outer box complete with windows and access points that will ensure you know exactly when to harvest the honey and have a full supply as soon as it is ready to go. There are a lot of skeptics in their beekeeping community who say it is unlikely to work without a lot of mess and cleanup needed. Some comment in the beekeeping forums that they would rather wait and see before jumping to buy this sort of invention. The key to the system is a special imitation of the traditional…

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Eagle Cam: Take the Ride of your Life on the Back of an Eagle

The World’s First Beehive-On-Tap System