DIY has a posted a pattern that shows you how to make your own Giant Squid Pillow. Completed, it’s eight feet long which is sofa-sized — via Laughing Squid
At Zoo Basel in Switzerland, an Indian Rhinoceros gave birth during the night on 5 October. The calf, a boy, was given the name Kiran, a Hindi word for sunrise
. Kiran is nursing well and bonding well with his mother, 31-year-old Ellora. On his first day, Kiran weighed 68 kg and stood just over 66 cm tall — via ZooBorns
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I made these spiders because refrigerators like Halloween too. They add a finishing touch to colouring pages of jack-o-lanterns and spooky ghosts. Each spider has a 1/2” neodymium disc magnet in its abdomen. I made them from 22 gauge sheet metal and 16 gauge wire — via Instructables
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This is a full headed helm along with an inner flap where a pelt can be attached — via deviantART
This brooch I made of beaded embroidery technique. Embroidery is on the base (Lacy’s Stiff Stuff), were used Japanese TOHO beads nad Miyuki Delica in grey, gold, beige and black colours. Death’s-head is the skull of glass. Lined in Alcantara — via Etsy
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Handknit in a silky purple, this shiny octopus seems to have slithered up from the deep to perch upon your head — via Etsy
Four original crochet amigurumi patterns: Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus — the complete Baby Cephalopods collection by June Gilbank. These mini amigurumi take only 25-30m of yarn apiece, and work up quickly with minimal finishing, as they only have 2-3 pieces each — via Etsy
Paul Eppling is a St Petersburg sculptor, well known in Florida for his metallic animals. According to blogger Mark Ruffner, Paul Eppling was working in a metal shop in the 1970s when he first had the idea to fabricate an animal from metal parts and scraps. Since then he’s welded hundreds of animals, big and small
— via What The Wig?
These fabulous aubergine (eggplant) colour dragon, dinosaur or monster fingerless mittens will fit a medium female adult hand and are made from 75% wool, 15% mohair, 5% alpaca, 5% silk. They were designed and handmade in the tropical north of Australia and are ready to ship — via Etsy
This black ceramic mug with white interior has a hand painted pink octopus with wiggly tentacled arms and a wide staring eye — via Etsy
Yesterday, Fort Worth Zoo in Texas announced the birth of the zoo’s newest resident: a female Jaguar cub. The healthy cub, named Sasha, was born 16 July and weighed 0.9 kg. Sasha immediately began nursing and bonding with 4-year-old mother Xochi (zo-she). Xochi is a very protective mother; after giving birth, she cared for her cub in a private, off-exhibit area, mimicking natural Jaguar behaviour in the wild — via ZooBorns
On 7 June, Snow Leopards Dinah and Valo became the parents of three cubs at Germany’s Zoo Magdeburg — via ZooBorns
Kukula — via fuck yeah octopus
What do you get when you put Applejack and Pinkie Pie in one automaton? I’m not really sure myself, but it certainly looks like a lot of fun! WOOOOO!!! Both ponies, stand, apples, balloons and trophy body are carved from Philippine mahogany. The gears and trophy figurehead are made of Narra hardwood. The figures are hand painted with enamel and protected with clear flat lacquer. Both ponies stand at 5″ and the whole piece measures 8 1/2″ long, 5″ wide, and 7 3/4″ high. It took 124 hours to make — via Youtube
There’s a Jaguarundi cub at Zoo Praha. The little male, born on 1 September, is perfectly cared for by his mother, Amálka. Over the past few days, the month-old cub has left the delivery kennel and started to explore his indoor habitat. He has also started to eat a little meat in addition to nursing — via ZooBorns
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