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Honestly LIVING for these Aztec and Mixtec depictions of game playing from the Codices Yoalli Ehecatl (Borgia), Magliabechiano, Tonalpouhqui (Vaticanus B), and Chihuacoatl (Borbonicus).

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2020-07-10

A kitchen maid carrying carrots and an artichoke in a basket, Wenceslaus Hollar from Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus, 1640.

(British Museum)

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2020-07-06

A Classical Battle (probably depicting the defeat of Hannibal by Scipio Africanus Major, circa 235-183 B.C.) - Bernardino Cesari (1571-1622).

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2020-06-29

22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity ... The manuscript of the Codex Mexicanus National Library CZ XVI B 18 by Jesuit Ignatius Tirsch says a lot in this regard. He captured Mexican nature in second half of 18th century, while much has not been preserved.

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2020-05-22

22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity ... The manuscript of the Codex Mexicanus XVI B 18 by the Jesuit Ignatius Tirsch says a lot in this regard. He captured Mexican nature in the second half of the 18th century, while much has not been preserved.

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2020-05-22

2700 people, hello! Here’s a new piece; Aerotitan sudamericanus, a medium-sized Azhdarchid pterosaur from South America. Wanted to try out different stuff with this one. The pterosaur is drawn only with a low opacity “pencil” brush.

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2020-02-18

[OC] | [SKETCHDUMP]
MASS DUMP OF BUG FABLES OC STUFF IN ONE POST.
AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE (Nicrophorus americanus), BONE SKIPPER (Thyreophora cynophila), IMPERIAL MOTH (Eacles imperialis), RESPECTIVELY.

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2020-02-10

Next up for is a Xolmis Dominicanus playing the xylophone TO THE XTREME!!

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2020-01-13

クセノキオン/Xenophon
ドールやリカオンの祖先にあたる狼。最大の個体は85kg程あったらしい。
Canis(xenocyon)africanus
antonii
falconeri
lycanoides
の4亜種が存在していたとされる。

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2020-01-12

Type specimens of Australopithecus africanus/prometheus (yellow endocast) and Homo naledi (blue). Similar brain size/shape between very distinct species

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2019-12-06

This afternoon something INCREDIBLE happened... crossed something off my bucket list... I HELD an AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE (Nicrophorus americanus)!!!

A million thanks to the fantastic staff at for this special visit. Christmas came early. 😁

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2019-11-18

Go & see ‘Fons Americanus’ by in Modern’s - it’s brilliant. Critiquing empire, it makes a good compliment to down river at Tate Britain, too, & draws on a range of references including Turner. Also built with sustainability in mind ✅

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2019-10-23

We've been asked about the role of 'quinametzin' (#Nahuatl for giants) in They feature strongly in the creation story of the 5 Suns, though the sources disagree as to WHICH Sun they inhabited https://t.co/r1MrDIrcQq
Image from the Codex Vaticanus 3738.

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2019-10-14

Face of Stw 53 (blue), an early hominin from Sterkfontein, compared with Australopithecus africanus

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2019-10-11

I have a stupid amount of blushing sprites that won't really be used in the canon storyline. And despite knowing that, I make more cause... look how cute they are! However, in the future, let's just say that I am making an AU that's ship-tastic! ; ) (soicanusethesegoddamnsprites)

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2019-10-11