Cool Facts- The thin-spined porcupine isn’t actually a porcupine, but it is a rodent. These rodents are rarely seen due to their nocturnal and reclusive behavior. Thin-spined porcupines prefer to spend the majority of their lives in the treetops. Despite having a long, naked tail, it is not prehensile. Instead, the thin-spined porcupine uses their tail as a counterbalance while clinging to thin branches. During the night, the rodents make their way into the canopy to seek out ripe nuts and fruit. Long incisors make easy work of their favorite food, the cacao pod. Due to the mass deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest, the thin-spined porcupine is learning how to adapt. Capable of living on forest edges near agricultural plantations, new research is suggesting the thin-spined porcupine might handle change better than we previously believed.
Jazz pianist Dorothy Donegan performs with sailors at Camp Robert Smalls, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, June 16, 1943.
Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy
Series: General Photographic Files
Image description: Dorothy Donegan sits at a piano with her hands on the keys. She is wearing a light-colored strapless gown, flowers in her hair, and a lace veil. Around her are four men in U.S. Navy uniforms. Three of them hold instruments, and one holds a conductor’s baton. In the background, more sailors set up a drum kit. All of the people in the photo are Black; they are at a segregated facility.
La Mode illustrée, no. 24, 16 juin 1907, Paris. Costume trotteur. Modèle du High Life Tailor. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney
Description de la gravure coloriée:
Costume trotteur en étoffe de fantaisie gris clair; la jupe ronde est très ample dans le bas. Le boléro, fermé en croisant à l'aide de boutons de fantaisie, est garni de biais d'étoffe, l'encolure est bordée d'un col châle en toile vieux rouge encadré de d'étoile pékinée noir et blanc. Les manches, très bouffantes, sont terminées par des parements assortis au col.
Trotter suit in light gray fancy fabric; the round skirt is very full at the bottom. The bolero, closed by crossing with the help of fancy buttons, is trimmed with fabric bias, the neckline is edged with a shawl collar in old red canvas framed with black and white pekin stars. The sleeves, very puffy, are finished with facings matching the collar.