I’ve seen the British Crown Jewels on display at the Tower of London. I once visited an exhibit of gem-encrusted Easter eggs created for the Russian Czars by Peter Carl Fabergé, the finest jeweler of Europe. I’ve browsed wide-eyed among the treasures at Tiffany’s.
Zoology
Collected beetle specimen • Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 2.0)
Three-spined stickleback • Photo by Piet Spaans (CC BY 2.5)
Leave the poor stickleback alone
It’s not easy being a stickleback.
Photo by Egor Kamelev from Pexels
Dipping into a formicary
At 65 bucks, this is not a book you are going to rush out and buy. It’s not even a book you will likely want to read. You certainly wont find it on the shelf of your typical mall bookstore, and probably not at the town library.
Photo by James Rajaste on Unsplash
The sadness of captivity
Twenty-five years ago I took my kids to Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. I swore I’d never return.