Speculative Lost World

Welcome to an exciting blog that literally turns reality and fact on there heads!

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Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman (via The Met)

Even in ancient times elephants were highly celebrated!

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Three Ornaments from a Bridle (via The Met)

Perfect Bridle Arrangement!

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Shadakshari Lokeshvara (via The Met)

Classic Gesture of Adoration!

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Buffalo Bull, Grazing on the Prairie

1832-1833George CatlinBorn: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1796Died: Jersey City, New Jersey 1872oil on canvas24 x 29 in. (60.9 x 73.7 cm)Smithsonian American Art MuseumGift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.1985.66.404Not currently on view

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Lion Crushing a Serpent

ca. 1830sAntoine-Louis BaryeBorn: Paris, France 1796Died: Paris, France 1875cast bronze7 x 8 x 3 3/4 in. (17.8 x 20.3 x 9.5 cm.)Smithsonian American Art MuseumBequest of Olin Dows1983.90.203Smithsonian American Art Museum Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 16B

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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright

Harry BrodskyBorn: Newark, New Jersey 1908Died: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1997lithographSmithsonian American Art Museum1982.25.30Not currently on view

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Jar with Dragon (via The Met)

Dragons are my all time favorite mythical creatures!

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Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of an animal (via The Met)

Animals especially provided a lot of inspiration in ancient times!

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http://wwf.panda.org/?206930/Photos-document-success-of-prey-recovery-program-for-endangered-Amur-tigers

Nature has not made any creature more charismatic than the tiger. As an apex predator, their survival is literally intertwined with our own!

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American Bison and Pronghorn

This diorama is set in the mid-1800s, when the prairies teemed with tens of millions of bison. A few decades later fewer than a thousand remained.

This diorama has a way of transporting you back to when vast herds of bison blanketed the prairies of North America! Imagine how wonderful it would be to see the millions of bison roaming across the prairies!

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Lion Cub (via The Met)

This is a perfect example of the culture of Ancient Egypt!

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Intro to Bridge to Mystica

History goes in a different direction after the Sapient-Bola pandemic!

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Jurassic Countdown

I am so counting down to the premeire of Jurassic World! From what I could tell: the fourth Jurassic Park film would be just as epic as the first three! Then again: any film that focuses on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are films that I love to watch! Of course the first Jurassic Park is the best when it comes to dinosaur films.

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Earth Day Excellence

Earth Day is tommorow and I feel so amped up! The only thing that i wish for is that more people would realize that this Earth is the only one we have and that she is our mother! EARTH IS AWESOME!

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Tigers Rock

Many of us don't understand that saving the tiger says a lot about our ability to save all the other species: even ourselves! We need to remember that by safeguarding the tiger, we are also safeguarding the forests that are cruicial to our own survival! LONG LIVE THE TIGER!

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The Way Earth Used To Be

I always envision that before humans modernized it; Earth was a paradise of unbelievable natural wealth. Oceans were vigorous and brimming with life, colossal herds thundered across the plains and forests supported immense varieties of species. But then humans let their egos get too big and forgot that they are part of nature. Apparently most of us don't get that the greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.