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Top 10 reasons to visit the Eden Project
Here's some of what you'll find when you visit:
1.the world's largest rainforest in captivity with steamy jungles and waterfalls
2.cutting-edge architecture and buildings
3.stunning garden displays all year round
4.world-class sculpture and art
5.evening gigs, concerts and an ice rink in the winter
6.educational centre and demonstrations to inspire all ages
7.brilliant local, fairly traded food in the restaurants and cafes
8.a rainforest lookout that takes you above the treetops
9.living example of regeneration and sustainable living
10.free land train pulled by a tractor.
Even if you've visited before, our plants, exhibits and events programme change every season and every year.
Rainforest Biome - Our 50-metre-tall Biome houses the world’s largest rainforest in captivity.
Mediterranean Biome - A colourful, sensory journey through citrus, olives, vines and perfumed herbs.
In our beautifully transformed clay pit in Cornwall, you'll find over 80 exhibits, including unusual plant combinations, unique sculpture and quirky information displays.
The Core is Eden's innovative education centre: it's a fantastic building full of interactive displays where both children and adults can press buttons, wind handles and peer inside things.
Fossa at feeding time(Cryptoprocta ferox), at an alligator farm in Antananarivo, Madagascar. I don't usually post photos of animals in zoos but these creatures were so damn interesting to watch up close. They were like a weird hybrid of a cat, ferret and dog.
Tapestry from the Cloisters Museum of Art in New York.
Southern Netherlands, 1495 - 1505.
This was the best I could do with a ridiculously high ISO in a dark museum room.
For school we had to re-create a photo from an other photographer. My imitated image was Leonard Freed's 'Handcuffed'.
Then, we had to respond to that image. This is one of the takes I did.
The Unicorn in Captivity (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park
This photograph was taken at Singapore Zoological Gardens, the home of a female and male white tiger pair. The White Tiger is neither a subspecies in its own right, nor an albino form of a "normal" tiger. Instead, it is a rare form of a Bengal Tiger that possesses a specific gene (autosomal recessive trait), giving it a lighter appearance. They live in the grasslands and forests of South-east Asia and in various parts of India.
Unfortunately, as beautiful and majestic as these creatures are, their existence are in dire straits. "Records dating back at least four centuries indicate that wild white tigers once prowled freely in the forests of India. Some were shot, others were captured and sent to royal menageries and still others remained in the jungles to perpetuate their lineage. The last known specimen in the wild was shot dead in 1958, leaving behind only the captive breeding population. Trophy hunting, habitat loss and habitat fragmentation drove the rest to extinction."... "Almost all of the white Bengals alive today are descended from a solitary male cub that was captured in 1951. Deliberate inbreeding has maintained the animals’ recessive coloration but it also has led inevitably to a whole range of health problems."
More information about this species can be found at:
Camera: Mamiya C3, Ilford Delta 400
Developer:T-Max 1-4, 20 degrees, 6.5 mins.
Ilfostop/Ilford Rapid Fixer/Sunlight Dishsoap
The De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) is an Old World monkey endemic to the wetlands of central Africa. It is one of the most widespread African primates that live in forests
A lion cub looking out from its cage in "Jylland Park Zoo" (Denmark). Shot with my trusty Canon EOS 400D and Canon 70-200 F/2.8L
ift.tt/1qC8u1n Ilse Koch, the “Bitch of Buchenwald”, in captivity. Her atrocities (allegedly) involved making human skin lampshades. [659 x 840] #HistoryPorn #history #retro ift.tt/20luYjk via Histolines
I have many good photos from the zoo..... I really do. And I will upload them in a day or so. Not that I don't consider this a "good" photo - it is soft, it's grainy, there are scatches all over the viewing window, but it tells the story I wanted it too. I have a "Love / Hate" relationship with going there. I fully appreciate the conservatory efforts, the educational value, and lets face it - the value to the photographer. But, I always enter and leave with more than a little tinge of guilt.
Cheetah in captivity.
(Photographed through a wired fence. Can be viewed larger.).
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large-sized feline (family Felidae) inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws. As such, it is the only felid with non-retractable claws and pads that, by their scope, disallow gripping (therefore cheetahs cannot climb vertical trees, although they are generally capable of reaching easily accessible branches). The cheetah, however, achieves by far the fastest land speed of any living animal—between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) in short bursts covering distances up to 500 m (1,600 ft), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds. The cheetah's chest is deep and its waist is narrow. The coarse, short fur of the cheetah is tan with round black spots measuring from 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.2 in) across, affording it some camouflage while hunting. There are no spots on its white underside, but the tail has spots, which merge to form four to six dark rings at the end. The tail usually ends in a bushy white tuft. The cheetah has a small head with high-set eyes. Black "tear marks" running from the corner of its eyes down the sides of the nose to its mouth keep sunlight out of its eyes and aid in hunting and seeing long distances. Although it can reach high speeds, its body cannot stand long distance running. It is a sprinter.
Source : Wikipedia.
Location: Mysore Zoo, officially the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens is a 245-acre (99 ha) zoo located near the palace in Mysore, India. It is one of the oldest and most popular zoos in Southern India, and is home to a wide range of species. Mysore Zoo is one of the city’s most popular attractions. It was established under royal patronage in 1892, making it one of the oldest zoos in the world.
This is a new kind of Ram. Inspired by Baja-style desert racing, this 4x4 is unlike any other in captivity. The rigors of off-road racing require large tires, plenty of ground clearance, extreme durability and a sophisticated suspension system capable of withstanding tremendous impact. These features are combined into a package that is stable at speed and rock-solid in the corners. To achieve this kind of handling, a low center of gravity and long wheel travel are paramount.
The Mopar Ram Runner has the look and feel of thoroughbred desert racer. Inspired by trophy trucks, steel front fenders and rear bed-sides are replaced with fiberglass, allowing tremendous suspension articulation with zero interference.
Vehicle information:
*Prototype of full suspension that Mopar will offer later this year
*35-inch x 12.5-inch x 17-inch DOT-approved General Grabber Competition tires
*Three-inch diameter internal bypass Fox shocks provide front and rear motion control
*6061 T6, billet aluminum upper A-arms contain rebuild-able, high-angle ball joints that permit a massive 14 inches of wheel travel
*High-angle CV joints are combined with plunging, splined axles made of 300 M tool steel and 1.00-inch diameter high-angle tie rods
*4130 chromed moly steel lower control arms
*Variable-rate coils support bed loads while special control arms provide 14 inches of wheel travel
*Custom tubular Baja bumper and aluminum skid plate combination that housed four high-powered, LED off-road lights
*A six-point roll cage finalizes the package while a special tubular tire carrier keeps a spare handy in the bed while maximizing load space
Today is a religious holiday (The Feast of the Holy Cross, which is dedicated to the historical event of the return of the cross from captivity, its rising and glorification.) which meant two things: Ejmiatsin Cathedral was full of worshippers as well as tourists; and the Catholicos was likely to make an appearance. Ejmiatsin is the holiest of holy for Armenian Christians, and this is where their head of church (Catholicos - their equivalent of our Archbishop of Canterbury) resides. Although the church is pretty old (the oldest place of worship in Armenia, built in 303), the most interesting part of our visit was meant to be the liturgy (the traditional service performed by a choir) but turned out to be two old men. The church was pretty atmospheric, with devotees of every age and status lighting candles and the monks in black robes with pointed hoods processing through the church.
There was a rumour that the big man himself was going to make an appearance (that is the Catholicos, not JC) and so everyone hung around outside the church, including one old chap who was getting more excited than a child at Christmas. He was driving all the officials crazy with his badgering and touching of the monks and robed priests (or whatever they were, I didn't learn to differentiate the different outfits). Eventually the cavalcade of monks, priests and the head honcho appeared and the buzz was electric. The elderly devotee was bouncing off the walls at this stage and when his time came for the Catholicos to bless him, he grabbed his arm and was kissing his hand. The look of sheer bliss on his face afterwards brought a tear to my eye and totally made my day!
An old photo of one of my Ethmostigmus trigonopodus eating a cricket. I think his name was Trig.
Check out my group for centipedes and millipedes, Myriapoda :)
One of a group of thirteen WW1 RPPC's I found yesterday at an antique mall north east of Toronto. Most of the men pictured are definitely allied P.O.W.s displaying prisoner numbers on their uniforms.
As is so often the case, the seller of these photos was not available to add any background to the collection. None have been mailed. All have divided backs but only three have a photographer's imprint. Those three were all taken in Leipzig.
Pencil inscription on the reverse reads;
"Robert Clark, Rockhouse, Cummingston, via Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland."
Green Iguana at Zoo Lagos, Portugal
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This incubator was fixed with a Microclimate (B1ME) thermostat to enable it to maintain a diurnal temperature cycle.
Gyarados
Description: The Cyprinus carpio belongs in the superclass Osteichthyes, class Actinopterygii, order Cypriniformes, superfamily Cyprinoidea, family Cyprinidae and subfamily Cyprininae.
The subject portrayed was photographed in a pet shop and was not bought nor acquired in any way; the objective of the photography was targeted only at the identification and biological register for educational purposes.
Adults of Cyprinus carpio are fresh water fishes. They uproot submerged aquatic vegetation. This fish possesses many synonymised names and varieties. You can check those here: www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154582
- ANATOMY AND PART OF THE MORPHOLOGY BEGINS HERE AND REQUIRES CONFIRMATION - THE FISHES USED WEIGHTED 1.5 – 3.5 KG -
Their mouth is generally small, surrounded by short barbs and lack true teeth. They have a wide diet, feeding on mollusks, insects, crustaceans, seeds, vegetation, Benthic worms and more, being then considered omnivorous in nature. They can reach 120cm in length and possess a wide variation in coloring among individuals, which includes orange, golden, silver and more. The average size is somewhere between 40 and 80cm. They are endemic to China and are not native to South America, which means they were introduced.
The mouth is protrusive and terminally situated with the maxilla slightly overlapping the mandible. Two pairs of barbells can be found; one pair is short (8 to 10mm), thin and located in the middle of the upper lip and the other pair, longer (14 to 16mm) and thicker, is laterally situated at the mouth commissure. The mouth cavity has no true teeth, instead bearing pharyngeal teeth. The tongue is attached to the floor of the mouth cavity by a thin, median frenulum. The pharynx can be separated into two portions: cranial and caudal. The cranial portion is wide and the root is lined with smooth mucous membranes, while the lateral walls contain gill-slits. The caudal portion of the pharynx possesses a pharyngeal pad, which is small, hard and quadrilateral on the dorsal wall of the pharynx below the occipital region of the skull and opposite to the pharyngeal teeth. The caudal portion contains the pharyngeal teeth. The feeding channel begins with a short esophagus with the proximal tract being slightly wider and forming an intestinal swelling, which resembles a long and straight tube that extends from the esophagus to the caudal end of the body cavity. The swelling mentioned widens cranially and gradually diminishes in diameter as it proceeds caudally. The intestinal tract from the caudal end of the mentioned swelling to the anus forms three loops that consists of two limbs, an ascending and a descending limb. The ascending limb extends cranially until somewhere around the middle of the body cavity where it curves and forms a semicircular downward flexure that continues caudally as the descending limb that extends again to the caudal part of the body cavity where it forms another semicircular downward flexure and continues as the middle loop. The middle loop is the longest of the three loops forming the intestinal tract and extends throughtout the length of the body cavity. It begins as the ascending limb and extends cranially along the ventral wall forming a slight upward inclination and terminates at the transverse septum that proceeds to form a sharp downward flexure and returns as the descending limp that extends caudally to the caudal part of the body cavity where it forms an upward curve and continues as the distal loop. The distal loop begins as an ascending limb that extends cranially to somewhere around the middle of the body cavity where it forms a semicurcular upward flexure and returns as the descending limb that extends caudally to the caudal part of the body cavity and terminates at the anal pore.
The liver is large and formed by multiple hepatic fragments that are surrounded and dispersed between the viscera. The gall bladder is a large sac situated on the right side of the cranial part of the intestinal swelling.
The spleen is elongated, dark and red with a broad cranial pole and pointed caudal pole. It is located on the right side of the cranial part of the intestinal swelling.
The fish breathes through the gills located on both sides of the head. The air bladder is a membranous sac located just ventral to the vertebral column and kidneys and divided into two unequal chambers. The kidneys are narrow, elongated and dark organs with a reddish brown coloring. They are located in the roof of the abdominal cavity, related dorsally to the vetebral column and ventrally to the swim bladder. The gonads are represented by paired ovaries in the form of two large oval bodies with broad cranial poles and a pointed caudal pole that occupies most of the abdominal cavity, from the septum transversum cranially to the anus caudally. A source to the anatomy including more information can be found here: www.vetanat.com/v12-pdf/2.pdf
- ANATOMY AND PART OF THE MORPHOLOGY ENDS HERE AND REQUIRES CONFIRMATION - THE FISHES USED WEIGHTED 1.5 – 3.5 KG -
Under captivity, Cyprinus carpio was documented to live between 38 and 47 years. In nature, that value is usually halved. Their body, shapes and many traits may vary amongst individuals due to the extreme domestication and breeding they were subjected to. Their size can also vary due to space and diet. The largest recorded carp, caught by British angler, Colin Smith, in 2013 at Etang La Saussaie Fishery, France, weighed 45.59kg, but the average weight of Cyprinus carpio lies in a value between 2 to 14kg.
Adults inhabit warm, deep, slow-flowing and still waters such as lowland rivers and large, well vegetated lakes. They are hardy and tolerant to a wide variety of conditions but generally favor large water bodies with slow flowing or standing water and soft bottom sediments. They thrive in large turbid rivers. They're mostly active at dusk and dawn. Spawns along shores or in backwaters. The adults often undertake considerable spawning migration to suitable backwaters and flooded meadows.
Other sources:
Fish Base: www.fishbase.org/summary/1450
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp
World life expectancy: www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/fish-life-expectancy-wild-com...
Other sources can be found in the text, such as the anatomy source and the synonyms source.
PROJECT NOAH (Português): www.projectnoah.org/spottings/795487568