I'm loving this new trend of people going to zoos and participating in animal enrichment. We use to observe large exotic animals for our entertainment, but the fact is that we are now trying to make ourselves equally as entertaining for them. It's interactive, completely parpicipatory and I would argue that eventually someone's gonna come up with something new enough that it expland ethologists understanding about how some animals think, problem solve, communicate and feel and I think its fantastic.
Human: play?
Aquatic creature from an entirely different branch of the animal tree: play!
Statue of the goddess Aphrodite bathing in the garden of the Reggia di Caserta, Italy.
(by Andrew Taylor)
Castle Ashby Orangery 🍊 Northamptonshire, England
@thefifearms designed by Neil Wenman
Sohan Qadri (Indian, 1932-2011), Inner Journey, 2000. Ink and dye on handmade paper, 30 x 22 ⅛ in.
It’s that time of the year again
Legitimately my favourite Christmas vine.
Let's be clear: “the Pakistani people did not do this to Pakistan, we all did. High carbon emitting nations are responsible for what's happening in Pakistan. Unless we end our addiction to fossil fuels, every country in world will remain in the crosshairs of the climate breakdown." -Fiji Prime Minister lashes out at high carbon emitting nations
Fariha Róisín, How to Cure a Ghost
Camposanto Monumentale, Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy