Sigalit Landau, an Israeli artist, holds the Dead Sea in high regard. She could see the northern banks of the briny waters from her childhood home on a hill in Jerusalem, and her family used to go there on weekends. Its influence now pervades her creative work as both a backdrop and a material—as literal as well as symbolic of the surreal and spiritual realms. She explains, … [Read more...] about Submerging a Dress In The Dead Sea Transforms It Into a Glistening Salt-coated Masterpiece
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Scientists Examine Youtube Videos of Elephants Sniffing, Carrying, and Kicking Their Dead
Scientists are currently analyzing YouTube recordings for information on Asian elephant interactions and their reactions to death. Elephants are emotionally aware animals who have been observed showing mourning after the death of herd mates, and scientists have previously observed wild African elephants examining the bones of their deceased. However, because it is impossible … [Read more...] about Scientists Examine Youtube Videos of Elephants Sniffing, Carrying, and Kicking Their Dead
Never-Seen-Before Behavior Of Chimp Brushing Dead Son’s Teeth
Biologists have observed a chimp using a tool to clean the teeth of a deceased group member in an unusually intimate manner (video below). This not only gives academics more information about apes' emotional intelligence, but it may also shed light on the evolutionary origins of humans' death rituals. Scientists from Scotland's University of St Andrews saw the behavior for … [Read more...] about Never-Seen-Before Behavior Of Chimp Brushing Dead Son’s Teeth
Even The Flies Thought He was Dead – His Incredible Recovery will Make you Cry
When rescue workers discovered Oliver, a puppy covered in flies, lying under a car in India, they assumed the worst had happened. When they got closer to the poor guy, they discovered his little heart was still beating. Animal Aid Unlimited's rescue team carefully wrapped the vulnerable dog in a blanket and carried him away. He was so frail and underweight that they had … [Read more...] about Even The Flies Thought He was Dead – His Incredible Recovery will Make you Cry