For the moment, this spider species is known only from the Tremough campus, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom. However, the actual origin of this species is yet to be revealed. The genusAnasaitisis essentially Caribbean, whereas the country of origin of the British population and the date of...
A maddened behemoth (Frightful scene in a menagerie - a rhinoceros breaks from the ring - two men killed)Warner & Co.'s show
There are other fun videos by the same folks on The Invisible Gorilla, but this is a pretty in-your-face example of how we can tune out things that our prejudices have deemed irrelevant, even if it’s a costume gorilla beating its chest right in the middle of the scene. As it turns ...
On Monday I went with Frances to see Eugene Ionesco’sRhinocerosat the Almeida Theatre. I’d read this in French as part of my studies at UCL back in the 60s, when we’d complained that the reading list was too classical and old-French oriented. The Theatre of the Absurd struck a cho...
My goal in this post is to share the beautiful, complex and exotic anatomy of rhinoceros anatomy and movement, and the joy of contributing new scientific information about poorly understood species. Stomach-Churning Rating: 7/10— dissections, and there are a couple of pics where the specimens...
Africa is an enormous continent, and it offers countless destinations worth exploring. In a trip through Africa, you can meet the Masai Mara people in Kenya, look out onto the plains of the Serengeti or relax on a tropical island. Africa is diverse and b
Indian Rhinoceros from Versailles’s royal menagerie; came to the MNHN in 1792. Brown bear hindlimb bones. Brown bear forelimb bones and pelvis. Two baby polar bears; part of the extensive display of ontogeny (too often missing in other museums’ exhibits). Asian elephant from Sri Lanka. Lamb...
Both black and white rhinoceros are in danger of extinction in Uganda, due to a large scale slaughter by poachers. China's education reform and opening up taught important lessons But Beijing could not reform the nation’s entire education system overnight, since China holds a huge population ...
CHAPTER 2 Doctors in the Zoo: Connecting Human and Animal Health in British Zoological Gardens, c.1828–1890 Abigail Woods In 1865, the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland (RZSI) announced the death of a three-year-old male Indian rhino in its Dublin Zoological Gardens. The event ...
They appeared on stage in numerous productions, including “This Property is Condemned,” George Bernard Shaw’s “Major Barbara,”“The Waltz of the Toreadors,”“Luv” (directed by Mike Nichols), “Rhinoceros,”‘’Twice Around the Park” and “Down the Garden Paths.” They also shared ...