‘Falcon Trainer’ by Pavle Paja Jovanović (Serbian, 1859-1957). He is considered one of Serbia’s greatest “orientalist” painters. The Scottish School of Classical Art
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Snake Enrichment Boards
We’ve been trying to incorporate more natural behaviors into our animal programs, and for ratsnakes like Allegheny, one common behavior is climbing. To help show off his climbing skills, we built a stand-up board with lots of perches to navigate — and he loves exploring every inch! Wildlife Center of Virginia More. It surprised me …
Lyrebird’s secret farming skills uncovered in Australian forests
New research has revealed the superb lyrebird to be a resourceful farmer, creating micro-habitats to host and fatten its prey before returning later to feast. Scientists from La Trobe University observed the ground-dwelling birds working to create habitats suitable for their diet of worms, centipedes and spiders. In a paper published in the Journal of …
Good News for Ash?
Crossbred resistant ash more resistant. My land has a lot of ash. Losing them then the hemlocks is a painful thought.
Fallstreak hole
Fall streak hole cloud yesterday, Montréal area, Québec, Canada. Fallstreak Hole Never heard of it.
Squid can harvest sunlight for energy?
“It can see whatever light is on the outside and convert that light into energy and then harvest that energy to help distribute camouflage,” Deravi says. Squid are some of nature’s best camouflagers. Researchers have a new explanation for why Have I got that right? Squid can harvest sunlight for energy? Is that not …
Three Iconic Corbett Covers
Raymond Sheppard’s illustrations for Corbett’s books was one of the best things that happened to them. Most books fail in comparison. I have the leopard one with the jacket. Source
Maryam Mirzakhani
In the early 2000s, a young graduate student at Harvard University began to chart an exotic mathematical universe — one inhabited by shapes that defy geometric intuition. Her name was Maryam Mirzakhani, and she would go on to become the first woman to win a Fields Medal, math’s highest honor. Years After the Early Death …
Bonneville Cutthroat
Just Sharing a trip from last summer in the Nevada Desert. Nevada has a Native Fish Slam challenge which includes catching a Bonneville Cutthroat, Lahontan Cutthroat, Mountain Whitefish, Bull trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat, and a Redband. I have done this challenge before but wanted to do it again, here’s a trip to the desert for Bonneville …
The complexity of Chinese names.
Have you ever felt lost when trying to pronounce or understand a Chinese name? Well, you’re not alone. It’s a challenge many of us face, and it stems from the way Chinese names are romanized using Pinyin, the standardized system for Mandarin pronunciation. The transliteration can create ambiguity, losing important cultural context and making …