LONDON.- A stunning bronze sculpture of three elephants titled `The Wounded Comrade’ by the American artist, Carl E. Akeley (1864-1926), will be sold at Bonhams Sporting Gun Sale in Knightsbridge on July 27. The powerful bronze which stands a foot…
Hanneke Meijer and Rokus Due Say Giant Stork Once Roamed Indonesian Island
JAKARTA (AP).- Fossils of a giant stork have been discovered on a far-flung Indonesian island that has been home to many extreme-sized creatures — from tiny human-like “hobbits” and dwarf elephants to the world’s largest-known rats and lizards. Au…
Dinosaur Die-off Cleared way for Gigantic Mammals
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – They just needed some leg room: New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size — some more massive than several elephants put together. The largest land mammal ever: A rhinoceros-like …
Richard Avedon’s Most Prized Photographs for Sale Saturday at Christie’s in Paris
PARIS AP.- A model in a silk Dior gown, posing with elephants. The psychedelically colored faces of the Beatles. A soot-covered coal miner. Christie’s in Paris will auction some of Richard Avedon’s most prized photographs Saturday to raise money for t…