Natural history

Robin Kelsey — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:01:40 +0000

I went down to the Museum of Nature on Metcalfe. They have statues of woolly mammoths on the grounds. This is the little baby mammoth. Ever cute eh?

Update July 11: The remains of a real baby mammoth have been discovered in Siberia. How extraordinary! Here is its picture.

They also have statues of dinosaurs at the Museum of Nature, which are probably very educational for most people. But I forgot to write down what kind of dinosaur they are.

Then they have some very sprightly prehistoric wall art.

I especially like the prehistoric Canadantelope.

Speaking of art, I think some of the finest modern art in this city is on telephone poles.
Medium: staples, thumb tacks, bits of paper, paint, rust.

That’s all!

Update July 12: Two people have suggested that there is a face hidden in this telephone pole art. One suggests it is the Zig Zag man, and the other thought it might be the big guy himself. (You know, Elvis.) To make it easier to identify the mysterious face, here is a smaller version.

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Natural history