National Day of the Mexican Axolotl
celebrated annually on 1 February
Tag: amphibians
Happy Newt Year!
Happy Newt Year!
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for Alfred Russel Wallace’s Bicentennial: Wallace’s Flying Frog
Alfred Russel Wallace was born #OTD 200 years ago (8 Jan. 1823). Here’s his original sketch & published drawing of a frog previously unknown to science & now named in his honor, Wallace’s Flying Frog:
NEW EXHIBITIONS: 2 new animal-themed shows opening concurrently at Rijksmuseum!
Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is set to open a pair of new animal-themed exhibitions, both running from 30 September 2022 – 15 January 2023: 1 CLARA THE RHINOCEROS –Clara was unfamiliar, impressively large, and strange to behold – in short, she was different from any other animal. Clara the Rhinoceros tells…
