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Single Spout Bottle in Figure Form, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1966 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Ceramic

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/309400

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古宅

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Pearlfish lives in Sea Cucumber Anus

A cunning pearl fish finds a rather unusual safe haven in the rear end of a sea cucumber. 

via: BBC

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Bowl Resting on Jaguar, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Medium: Ceramic, pigment

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312601

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Great tit

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PURE SPEED

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Earflare with condor, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Medium: Silver, gold, gilded copper, shell

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313416

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The word “bontebok” translates to “patchwork buck” in Afrikaans. The bontebok was once considered to be the rarest antelope in the world, with only 17 left in the wild in the early 19th century. They were being hunted by the thousands for their meat and skins, and were nearly brought to the brink of extinction.

After the tiny population of bontebok were relocated to other parks, they began to reproduce and thrive. Bontebok numbers hovered in the low hundreds for many years. Careful conservation efforts have helped their numbers increase to around 3,500 today. 📷: Cyn Reynolds

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Ooey-gooey: Add 2 cups more flour.

Crispy with a soft center: Use ¼ teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon baking soda.

Chewy: Substitute bread flour for all-purpose flour.

Thick (and less crispy): Freeze the batter for 30 to 60 minutes before baking. This solidifies the butter, which will spread less while baking…

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 Blue hug!

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A Nose for Loot? Dogs Training to Sniff Out Stolen Artifacts

A team of scientists will train dogs to see if the animals can sniff out looted artifacts from the Middle East that are being smuggled into the United States.

Dogs have a greater sense of smell than humans and are already being used to sniff out bombs, drugs and ivory. Now, scientists are hoping the canines can also be trained to sniff out artifacts from Syria and Iraq, war-torn countries that have experienced widespread looting of archaeological sites.

“Terrorists, organized crime and common criminals are destroying archaeological sites on an industrial scale to cash in on illegal profits … that is why we need to find out if we can train dogs to help,” said Michael Danti, a consulting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, in a statement announcing the creation of the K-9 Artifact Finders research program. Read more.

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The High Jump, The Olympic Games. London. 1908.

via reddit

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Great Blue Heron

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African Wild Dogs