1884 painting by Léon Becker (Belgian, 1826-1909), exhibited at Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences representing the mounting of the 1st Iguanodon of Bernissart at St. George Chapel in Brussels in 1882.
Level 2024 unlocked! Congratulations on completing level 2023, and here's to a brand new year of adventures (with 366 stars to collect since it's a leap year)! ⭐
Made a sequel to this! Noelle didn't have the energy to do a not-so-secret Santa this year around, so Susie jingles her way through the lockers instead of chimneys 🎄
Move over Valentine's Day, it's time for World Hippo Day!
There are only two species of hippo left on Earth, though there were once many more. These incredibly-unique and adorably deadly species are in serious need of conservation attention!
If you want to learn more about the pygmy Hippo, the smaller and lesser-known cousin of the famous river hippo, you can check out my article on them below!
Image alt text: a baby pygmy hippopotamus standing below its mother, looking like a fusion between a pug and a rubber marshmallow.
Image credit: Sander van der Wel under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Richard H. Recchia (American, 1885 – 1983)
Persian Cat, 1931
Bronze, black patina, lost wax cast
49.53 x 26.03 x 30.48 cm (19 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 12 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1984.746