Pink berries and Mock cherry blossom originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Two Lynx kittens born 5 June at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo like to play all day. The kittens scramble up tree trunks and explore their naturally wooded habitat. But when they take too many chances, Mum grabs them gently by the neck and carries them out of the way — via Zoo Borns
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates takes a breather on the set of Psycho — via Beyond Cinephilia & Beyond
This video shows how Phil made the edge bevel with a hand file and then quenched the blade as part of the heat treatment process — via Youtube
For my project, I wanted to recreate The Fifth Element stones that were used to kill the evil
in the weapon chamber in Egypt. It was evident that the movie versions were made out of polystyrene, but I wanted mine to be a bit more durable and long lasting, and so I ended up manufacturing them out of wood. Also, following my own rules on prop creation, I decided to turn them into functional pillar candle holders that I could use to decorate my dinner table during gatherings, as a conversation piece, or simply as an everyday accent — via Instructables
Buttonwood Park Zoo, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was contacted in late April by a local resident concerning a Red Fox kit. The kit’s mother had been struck by a car, leaving the juvenile an orphan. Zookeepers determined the kit was blind and could not be returned to the wild. The decision was made to raise the young fox and integrate her into the zoo’s Animal Ambassador Program — via Youtube
The sticky blood used in horror films of this period became known as Kensington Gore — a jokey reference to the London street of the same name. While Hammer’s special recipe remains obscure, Mark demonstrates his own favourite method.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of Golden Syrup
- 1 cup of Water
- 10 teaspoons of Red food colouring
- A few drops of Blue food colouring
- A few drops of Yellow food colouring
- 10 tablespoons of Corn Flour
- Mint flavouring — to taste
— via Youtube
I put together a fun tutorial for you: DIY Totoro Plush Tutorial. It’s a little different than the Totoros I made earlier, but still just as cute. The pattern I created is more simple and the materials are cheap and easy to find. The finished plush will be 6.5″ wide and 8″ tall (not including ears or arms). I hope you find this tutorial enjoyable and make a Totoro plush for yourself or as a gift — via cheek and stitch
Newquay Zoo, in Cornwall, UK, is excited to announce the birth of twin Owston’s Civets. The young pair, named Tai and Quy, are the offspring of mother, Dong Ha, and father, Bao. Dong Ha was born and bred at Newquay Zoo, and Bao originated from the Carnivore & Pangolin Conservation Centre in Vietnam — via Zoo Borns
You will need only two minutes to make this delicious cake — via Instructables
Eight grey wolf pups born on 30 April at Omaha Zoo’s Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari have emerged from their den — via Zoo Borns
Cephalopod Portrait Painter originally uploaded by Don Moyer
Purple geranium originally uploaded by Red Wolf
On 4 May, Zoo Krefeld, in Germany, welcomed two new Snow Leopards. The two females were born to dad, Patan, and mum, Dari. Patan and Dari’s first offspring, Shan, was born in 2013 and now resides atHighland Wildlife Park, in Scotland. Zoo visitors can see the newest cubs as they explore their outdoor facilities — via Zoo Borns
Any fan of Patricia Cornwell’s crime fiction novel The Body Farm will have a reasonably good idea of what goes on in one.
For those in the dark, a body farm is a large expanse of bushland where donated human bodies are buried for the purposes of scientific study. There are several in the United States, but up until now there haven’t been any in Australia.
Some of them may be placed on the surface, some may be placed in burials, there may be other concealed environments that we’ll mimic and then we’ll just start studying the decomposition process. Shari Forbes, Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research
The country’s first body farm, the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research is due to officially open early next year. It’s come about after an exhaustive search for the right patch of land and the right partners.
It has to be a remote location but still accessible to police, to forensic investigators. It also needs the support of a university with a body donation program,
says Shari Forbes, a forensic chemist and the farm’s coordinator.
Forbes can’t reveal the exact location but can say that it’s at the base of the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Playing Dead
The former professional wrestler Rowdy
Roddy Piper, known for wearing a kilt in the ring, has died aged 61.
Piper, born Roderick Toombs in Saskatchewan, Canada, was one of the main stars of the wrestling circuit from the mid-1980s.
During his career, he won more than 30 titles and was inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame in 2005.
His death comes a month after that of Dusty Rhodes, another Hall of Fame member, aged 69.
The cause of Piper’s death was not revealed. He had successfully fought Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006.
Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and bombastic performers ever in WWE,
said chairman Vince McMahon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Get down, get down with The Electric Mayhem and this boogie classic — via Youtube
Very old wrench turned into a knife — via Youtube
A metal scriber is one of those shop tools that you reach for all the time, without thinking. It’s essential for marking out your project lines on metal, and it comes in very handy as a pick or scraper too — via Youtube
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