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The first of its kind- Baby Woolly Rhino Discovered In Siberia
Sasha, the baby wooly rhino, in all her glory; (inset) the specimen was discovered at the Abyysky District of Siberia’s Sakha Republic. Pictures: Academy of Sciences.
The pristine specimen of the tiny extinct rhino–the only one of its type ever found–was discovered in permafrost along the bank of a stream in Siberia’s Sakha Republic, The Siberian Times reported.
“At first we thought it was a reindeer’s carcass, but after it thawed and fell down we saw a horn on its upper jaw and realized it must be a rhino,” Alexander ‘Sasha’ Banderov, the hunter who made the discovery, told the Times. “The part of the carcass that stuck out of the ice was eaten by wild animals, but the rest of it was inside the permafrost and preserved well.” Experts hope to be able to extract DNA from remains of the extinct creature which was today being handed over to scientists from the Academy of Sciences in Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia.
Replica of a woolly rhino created by Remie Bakker, 2010
The age of the cub when it died has yet to be established, but scientists estimate it to be about 18 months old. Precise tests will be conducted to ascertain when Sasha died, with the results likely in six months. The creature’s wool is well preserved, and an ear, one eye, its nostrils, and mouth are clearly visible.
Albert Protopopov, Head of the Mammoth Fauna Department of Sakha Republic Academy of Sciences, said: “The find is absolutely unique. We can count a number of adult woolly rhinos found around the world on fingers of one hand. A baby rhino was never found before. We know nothing about baby rhinos, while the morphology of adults is better known. So far we didn’t have a chance to work even with a tooth of a baby rhino, and now we have the whole skull, the head, soft tissues, and well preserved teeth.”
Sources:
huffingtonpost
siberiantimes
rhinoresourcecenter
Mega fauna is so cool. The thickness of that coat is amazing. Beautiful specimen.
Nick Furry.
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Karloff on the set of ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945)
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Our journey through the Universal monster movie list continues.
Today we have Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943).
My son, James, will go first:
Well, today we the battle of the century, Frankeinstein Meets/vs Wolfman! The story is the wolfman finds frank , they battle, it’s totally epic! But they make you wait until the last few minutes of the movie of course.
So, rating wise, i’ll say 4.7 out of 5 creepy monster of deadlyness!
My turn:
After the debacle that was 1943’s Phantom of the Opera, anything would be an improvement. Luckily, Frank Meets Wolf is actually pretty good.
When we last left the Monster, his brain had been replaced by that of the evil assistant Ygor (also played by Bela Lugosi). In that film, the procedure rendered the Ygor-Monster blind.
When we last left the Wolf Man, Lawrence Talbot had been accidentally killed by his father with a silver cane.
This movie helps solidify in my mind the Wolf Man as my favorite of these monsters so far. Most of them have been one dimensional, but Larry Talbot is a cursed man. A reluctant monster. Lon Chaney Jr. gives him a great deal of humanity and though you want to see him wolf out and kill people, you feel bad for it.
The plot is simple and effective. Thanks to some graverobbers, Talbot is revived. He finds the Gypsy woman from his past, who seems particularly stunned to see him alive. Touchingly, she adopts Larry as her son and swears to help him. Hoping for answers, she leads him to the home of Dr. Frankenstein, where she believes the doc can help kill or cure him. That’s when he finds the burned-down castle and the frozen Monster.
Unfortunately, we lose a bit of continuity and the Monster isn’t blind, nor does he speak with Bela Lugosi’s voice. (Apparently, both the blindness and the Monster’s speech was addressed in the original cut of the film, but test audiences didn’t get it. They must not have seen Ghost of Frankenstein.)
Talbot’s doctor from England arrives and is seduced by the potential of Dr. Frankenstein’s work. He fully recharges the Monster … on the night of a full moon. Oops. The duo scrap a bit before a dam is busted and they get swept away. (In the fight, the Wolf Man likes to jump, and a few times, it seems like Lon is really dragging and pushing Bela around.)
The film’s cast is a cavalcade of Universal monster stars: Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Dwight Frye (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.), Maria Ouspenskaya (the Gypsy woman), Lionel Atwill (Son of Frank's inspector), Ilona Massey (Invisible Agent), Harry Stubbs (Mummy’s Hand, Invisible Man), … and there’s more, I’m sure.
The Wolf Man’s transformation sequences are even better. The Monster’s makeup isn’t consistent, but it’s a different actor, so we’ll let it slide.
Bad stuff? I’d love to see the version with the Ygor-Monster’s dialogue intact. As it is, the continuity doesn’t flow that smoothly from Ghost to this. … Dr. Mannering seems to be a bit too quick to leap into Frankenstein’s work. … After all the rabble rousing post-attack, the mob seemed to quiet down rather quickly.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man … a solid entry and the first crossover team up. 4 out of five creeps.
Here’s a trailer:
Up next, Son of Dracula.
(GIFs from aint-that-a-kick)
Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi in ‘Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man’
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, 1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943)
Frankenstein möter Varulven, 1943
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein- behind the scenes
Star Wars pro-vaccination poster from 1977.
This is relevant to my interests.
the force compels you to vaccinate your goddamn kids
Beautiful. Immunize your fucking kids, yo! The Rebels command it
This is amazing. I have a new collectible relic to seek out.
Bela Lugosi as the Frankenstein Monster, in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman.