This is adorable. Kids narrate the lives of wild animals for “Planet Earth” promo.
Via boingboing.
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Tag: biodiversity
April 17, 2012
I can imagine how someone seeing this would wonder if Dragons are real after all…
Yes, more slides for biodiversity purposes. More on this little guy at wiki.
The creature in this photo may appear to be a miniature version of a mythical dragon, but this little guy is actually a gliding lizard.
Adult gliding lizards, which belong to the genus Draco and total more than 45 species, range in size from 7-15 centimeters (about 2.8-6 inches) in length and are native to Southeast Asia.
This particular specimen appears to be Draco beccarii, according to Jimmy A. McGuire, curator of Herpetology in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley. However, without seeing the dewlap (a fold of loose skin that hangs from the neck) of this specimen, McGuire couldn’t be certain.
From Discovery.
April 8, 2012
Interesting and gorgeous art that reverses the idea of species and habitat. #beautiful
I can see all sorts of cool ways to use these images to talk about various biodiversity issues. Habitat nuances come to mind, but also the general idea that our industrial system is pretty much propped by things that are alive.
“The Take Over”
“Pigression”
“Sheep Country”
By the awesome Brandy Masch. Lots more to see at her website (Note, she also did some amazing work for phylomon which I’ll try and highlight later.
April 5, 2012
Drop dead amazing photo of what appears to be an insect on a bicycle (seriously).
Pretty much a perfect picture to segue into anything about biodiversity and how our personal choices (a.k.a riding a bike, taking a bus, etc) may affect it…
By Tustel Ico, via Colossal.
March 29, 2012
Intricate paper art seems like the perfect medium to represent the ethereal nature of jellyfish.
These incredible pieces are by Bovey Lee. Big hat tip to thisiscolossal.com (a site where I could spend many happy hours looking through).
March 28, 2012
Beautiful (science) typography art by Sarah King
Men and Machines, Dazed and Confused
Portrait of Charles Darwin
“Critically Endangered”
Barracuda
Lots more to see at Sarah’s portfolio site.
March 26, 2012
Just wonderful… #natureandkids (via @itscolossal)
By Ken Bohn at the San Diego Zoo.
March 17, 2012
Beautiful snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) images.
The Japanese macaque has featured prominently in the religion, folklore, and art of Japan, as well as in proverbs and idiomatic expressions in the Japanese language. In Shinto belief, mythical beasts known as raijū sometimes appeared as monkeys and kept Raijin, the god of lightning, company. The “Three wise monkeys”, who warn people to “see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil”, are carved in relief over the door of the famous Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikkō. (More at Wiki)
Photo by Kiyoshi Ookawa. More at thisiscolossal.com.
March 5, 2012
I wish this kind of natural history reverence was seen in every kid in the world. #picturenailsit
Really I do. Also… this picture is awesome.
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From the talented Andrea Kalfas.
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