Pawsome Animal Stories!
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Sean Avery, an Australia-based artist, has found a new use for old CDs and broken computer parts. He turns them into beautiful works of art. By gluing CD shards to wire mesh frames, Avery is able to turn simple junk into masterpieces, showing that nothing is unusable if you're creative with it. “My sculptures are all constructed with recycled materials — old CDs, … [Read more...]
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Nothing can top the beauty of nature. This is especially true for Russia's Lake Baikal, the cleanest, oldest, and deepest lake in the world. Five months a year, Lake Baikal freezes over, and produces the most beautiful, clear ice that you will ever see on a lake. The thickness of this ice reaches 70 cm, and it can tolerate a vehicle over 15 tons. The ice is constantly … [Read more...]
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We've heard of the Fox and the Hound, but what about the Sheep and the Cat? Charlie the sheep was only a few days old when his owner put him up for adoption online. His mother had died, and the farmer who owned him didn't want to raise the sickly lamb by himself. When animal lovers saw the ad to adopt Charlie, they immediately showed interest in caring for the lamb, but the … [Read more...]
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When this white pine bonsai was planted in 1625, probably no one expected that it would live to see such a historic event. It was owned by the Yamaki family, who in 1945 lived only two miles from where American forces dropped the bomb that ended around 140,000 lives. Miraculously, the bonsai, and the Yamaki family, were left unharmed, and this incredible little tree continues … [Read more...]