Nick Mackman is a sculptor of one-off clay animals. Drawing on her experience as a rhino keeper and on safari, she aims to get under the skin of the animal and then recreate it, giving each one its own personality. Her pieces are Raku fired, giving a rich but natural crackle glaze. Sometimes bristles, papier [...]
This photographer is very talented! Animals in the lens are obtained by simply unrealistic beautiful!
The sea eagle is the fourth largest eagle in the world, and is our largest bird of prey, with a wingspan of nearly two and a half metres. By comparison, the golden eagle’s wingspan rarely exceeds two metres. The mature sea eagle has a greyish brown plumage with a pale head, reminiscent of its famous [...]
As global food prices continue to rise, scientists are looking for ways to feed the world in the future. One answer may be insects – if people can stomach it. Entomophagy, the human consumption of insects, has become an important research field within the chair group. We explore the potential of the sustainable production of [...]
1. The Warthog Well, question is that do any of our readers have already owned any of these animals as a pet or would like to keep in future? Just scroll down to see all ugliest animals decide which one are you going to keep. 2. The ‘Oriental Yeti’ 3. Komodo Dragon 4. The Aye-Aye [...]
What is personality? And, can animals have personality? Personality is a set of attributes–such as sociability, aggressiveness, and willingness to please–that come together to form the social behavior of a species. What makes personality interesting is the variation of its expression among animals within a species, population, or social group. Scientists working on social behavior [...]
Germany’s ‘Dr Death’ Gunter von Hagens has plastinated a pachyderm for a Jumbo-sized exhibition.The corpse collector, who preserves bodies for eternity with a special gel to display around the world, turned his unique talents to Samba the elephant.She passed away last year at the age of 41 in Neukirchen Zoo in Germany. Taken from dailymail.co.uk
These sculptures are created by famous Wildlife Sculpture Artist Randall D.Boni. Just have a look at his masterpieces, we are sure that these creations will really amaze you.
Animals have been used in war ever since humans learned how to tame and train them. The use of horses in war goes back over 5,000 years. Elephants have been used as early as 1,100 B.C. Ever since the ancient times humans have been coming up with new tasks for different kinds of animals. Some [...]
Camouflage is a kind of coloring, body shape, and/or behavior animals use to protect themselves. Camouflage helps animals hide by blending in with their environment. Camouflage may also help animals avoid danger by fooling other animals into leaving them alone. Camouflage works for both sides in the battle for survival. Prey animals use it to [...]