Category: Animals
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Beautiful Embroidered Textile Moths and Cicadas by Yumi Okita
These stunning oversized moths and insects by Yumi Okita are constructed with fabric, embroidery thread, fake fur, wire, and feathers. Yum makes each piece by hand, creating faithful interpretations of actual insects like the Oleander Hawk Moth or the Peacock Butterfly. Here are some of our favorites…
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Photographer Goes Broke Because of Monkey Lawsuit
Remember David Slater, the photographer whose camera was hijacked by a monkey and used for a series of selfies that went viral on the Internet? The photographer has spent years fighting a copyright battle in court over the photos, and now he’s broke. The Guardian reports that the 52-year-old photographer has run out of funds…
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Illustrator Creates the Most Amazing Dog Playing Cards Ever
Looking for the perfect gift for your friend or loved one that has everything? Why not get them these amazing dog-themed playing cards by San Fran artist John Littleboy? The cards, aptly named Pack of Dogs, is the latest project from John who operates a kooky and creative online playing card shop known as Artiphany. “Transformed…
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Woman Walks The Streets Of Japan Wearing A Pair Of Custom-Made Pigeon Shoes
Designer Kyoto Ohata is a problem solver. You see Kyoto often walked through an area filled with pigeons in Japan and was concerned that her presence was frighting them as they scattered each time she passed. To overcome this problem and befriend the pigeons, Kyoto created her own pair of hilarious pigeon-themed high heels. What do…
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Short Film at the Start of Finding Dory Has Been Released and You Can Watch it FREE
If you watched Finding Dory at the movies when it was released earlier this year, you will have been entranced by the short filmed that played at the start of the film. It was Disney-Pixar’s newest animated short called ‘Piper’, and it tells the story of a hungry sandpiper learning to overcome her fear of the sea…
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Spectacular Close Up Photography of Tiny Creatures Captured with a Laser-Scanning Microscope
Neurobiologist Igor Siwanowicz‘s latest photographic series takes us on a magical journey in extreme close up. His brilliantly colored images show the tree-like structures of moth antennas, the wild details of barnacle legs, and the otherworldly shapes of plant spores. The photos are made with a confocal laser-scanning microscope capable of “seeing” vast amounts of detail…
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Man Photographs Caiman Wearing a Crown of Butterflies in the Amazon
Sometimes you need to be in the right place at the right time. But most of the time, to be in the right place at the right time one needs to spend hours, days, weeks, and even years to get there! This happened to photographer Mark Cowan recently, who traveled to the Amazon to study…
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Photo Series That Explores Equality Through Aliens, Bears and Snakes (oh my)
When we last saw artist Sarah Bahbah, she showed us what it looked like to have sex and takeout (see HERE). Her latest series, titled ‘Accept It‘, focuses on social equality in a weird and wacky way. The photos are left open to the viewers interpretation and explores issues of equality through aliens, bears, snakes, crocodiles,…
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Huge Bird Mural In Berlin Filled With Lots of Tiny Surprises
Netherlands artists Super A and Collin van der Sluijs recently collaborated to create a huge 137 foot tall mural of a Starling on the side of a building in Berlin. Not only is the mural of gigantic proportion, but it also contains an array of stunning jewels and gems. Wow! And don’t forget, if you’re…
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Artist Carves a Family Of Elephants Into a Pencil
When we last saw Cindy Chinn, she carved a train into a pencil that went completely viral all over the interwebs (see HERE). Here latest and most elaborate creation is the Elephant Walk, commissioned by the Epiphany Elephant Museum. According to Cindy, the design started out simple, an Elephant with a foil stamped logo. Then she got…