Calico
The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner of the dot. How frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. - Carl Sagan
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Against All Odds
“The Barbary Lion has been extinct in the wild since the early 20th century. It is estimated that there are around 140 Barbary Lions in captivity, however, further reading suggests that few of those are direct descendants of the Barbary Lion sub-specie, as many have been breed with others from the African continent, though there are efforts at selective breeding that may shed a glimmer of hope.”
Caption and photo by Ashley Vincent
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Photo reblogged from All things Europe
Applied Arts Museum, Budapest, Hungary (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)
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Photoset reblogged from The New Victorian
