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Disturbing Taxidermy might lands artist in jail

Dec 212011

Enrique Gomez De Molina isn’t just your average Taxidermist. He’s considered a skilled artist who mixes and matches various animal parts to create interesting, although slightly disturbing art.

Some of his artwork includes the heads of two swans, placed on the body of a goat. He also placed a squirrel head on a crab’s body.

Although taxidermy is not something new, and it’s definitely not illegal, De Molina might land up in jail because of his art. He imported body parts of endangered animals without permits, and was arrested in November. He already had to pay hefty fines, and is now facing a possible 5 year jail sentence.

Dogs dressed in costumes

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Nov 022011

Even when these dogs get dressed up in ridiculous outfits, they still remain their owners’ best friend.

Panama El Valle de Anton – Where trees grow with square trunks

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Oct 252011

There is a valley in Panama where a weird phenomenon has baffled scientists for years. Trees from a certain cottonwood family grows with unique square trunks.

Scientists have taken saplings to be grown in controlled environments, and have found that something local to the valley must be contributing to this unique feature.

The valley sits at the foot of El Valle de Anton, a volcano which has been dormant for over 500 000 years. Locals believe that the ancient ashes is causing the trees to grow square.

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Tomtit birds tweeting on Twitter

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Apr 242011

The guys at Latvian Weekly Magazine thought that it’s unfair to be using Twitter without allowing the birds that gave Twitter its name to tweet themselves.

Voldemars Dudium founded BirdsOnTwitter.com, a site allowing birds to tweet. He fixed small pieces of unsalted pork on keyboard keys, allowing Tomtits to type a tweet when they’re eating. The fat is attached to the individual keys using stainless steel screws, which increases the sensitivity of the strokes. The Tomtits are too light to press a standard key using only their beaks.

Poodles Groomed into Living Artwork

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Jan 312011

Poodle grooming might seem like an easy task, but these photos just goes to show how crafty this simple task can be.

These photos were taken by Ren Netherland, the owner of animalphotography.com. Netherland travels the country taking photos of winners at grooming competitions, where poodle owners have to groom their dogs into living pieces of art within two hours.