Animals in Art: Wild Cats
The Sorceress by John William Waterhouse, ca. 1911 Roman glass cup, found in Denmark, 3rd century Daniel dans la fosse aux lions (Daniel in the lions' den) by Emile Jean Horace Vernet, 1857 European wildcat illustration by Wilhelm Kuhnert from the book Wild life of the world: a descriptive survey of the geographical distribution of … Continue reading Animals in Art: Wild Cats
Animals in Art: Motherhood
Summer Day with a Sow and her Piglets by Carl Henrik Bøgh, 1875 "A Samotherium mother warns an approaching Megalochoerus in Late Miocene Turkey, 7 million years ago." - Dhruv Franklin, artist Wild boar illustration by Ludwig Beckmann from the book Brehms Tierleben, Vol. 3 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, 1900 Linnaeus's mouse opossum (Marmosa murina) … Continue reading Animals in Art: Motherhood
The Thylacine: Distinction in Extinction
From the book Atlas de Zoologie: ou collection de 100 planches by Paul Gervais, 1844 The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was first described in 1808 by George Harris (note that the illustration above refers to the animal as Thylacinus Harrisii). Also known by the common names Tasmanian tiger and Tasmanian wolf, the thylacine had a canid … Continue reading The Thylacine: Distinction in Extinction
Puppies Allowed to Be Born: Oh the Humanity!
(Stock photo via Pexels) Unborn puppies and kittens have a right to live. This issue is entirely separate from the debate surrounding the reproductive healthcare of women, who are capable of engaging with their doctors and making informed decisions. I've written about pregnant dogs and cats in shelter care in the past so I won't … Continue reading Puppies Allowed to Be Born: Oh the Humanity!
Animals in Art: Dogs
Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash by Giacomo Balla, 1912 Itzcuintli Dog with Me by Frida Kahlo, 1938 Winter Walk IV by Jane Newland Illustration by Violett-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel from a 14th century manuscript Diana, goddess of the hunt, leaning against a tree by Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707 - 1762) Another Night Journey by … Continue reading Animals in Art: Dogs
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Animals in Art: Extinct
Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger by Joseph Wolf, 1853 Drepanosaurus by Nix, 2014 Male and female passenger pigeons by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, from the book The Passenger Pigeon by William Butts Mershon, 1907 Steller's sea cow by Richard Ellis Moa (Dinornis) by Mark Witton, 2018 Eohippus stamp issued in 1996, painted by Don Balke Sinosauropteryx prima … Continue reading Animals in Art: Extinct
Treats on the Internets
A fascinating piece on how we know animals perceive death, even if only at a basic level, using "playing possum" as an example: This does not mean that opossums themselves necessarily have a concept of death, or that they behave this way with the intention of being mistaken for a corpse. On the contrary, it … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Animals in Art: Scientific Illustrations
From the book Domesticated Animals and Plants by Eugene Davenport, 1910 Two pages from the book Hounds by Frank Townend Barton, 1913 Artist unknown, inventor FHC Mey, from the book Cycling Art, Energy and Locomotion by Robert Pittis Scott, 1889 Artist unknown Cuttlefish illustration from the book Zoology of the Invertebrate Animals by Alexander Macalister, … Continue reading Animals in Art: Scientific Illustrations
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