Tag Archives: Animals

5th Century BC: Hermes Kriophoros

Posted on October 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hermes Kriophoros – Roman copy of 5th century BC Greek original “Kriophoros” is Greek for “ram-bearer.” The epithet became associated with the god Hermes in connection with a story from the city of Tanagra, here retold by the traveler and … Continue reading →

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1820: Thirlmere

Posted on October 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Glover: Thirlmere (c. 1820)

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1863: Sheep in a Boat

Posted on October 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rosa Bonheur: Changing Pastures (1863)

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2006: Wilderness

Posted on October 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mark Dion: Mobile Wilderness Wolf Unit (2006)

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2015: Mutually Noncoherent Pulses

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

In this study, we carried out a reliable measurement of the mutually noncoherent pulses and their subsequent analysis as the most probable acoustic signals of the hypothetic spoken language of dolphins. As this language exhibits all the design features present … Continue reading →

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1785: Museum

Posted on October 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Sarah Stone: Perspective interior view of Sir Ashton Lever’s Museum in Leicester Square, London March 30 1785

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17th Century: The Favorite Sounds of Finn

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Binn sin, a luin Doire an Chairn! ní chuala mé i n-aird san bhith ceól ba binne ná do cheól agus tú fá bhun do nid. Aoincheól is binne fán mbith,— mairg nách éisteann ris go fóil, a mhic Arphluinn … Continue reading →

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1996: How Buffalo Vote

Posted on October 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dutch ecologist H. H. T. Prins describes how he first came to realize that buffalo vote to determine which direction the herd should move to find grazing land: Let me first describe what takes place when a buffalo herd in … Continue reading →

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1946: Encounter

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Victor Brauner: La rencontre du 2 bis rue Perrel [Encounter at 2B Rue Perrel] (1946)

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1625: More Crows

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Screen by an anonymous artist; Japan, c. 1625-50.

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