Critters Captured In A Split Second
(Joel Sartore/National Geographic)
For Joel Sartore, it’s a race against the clock to photograph as many animals as he can — before it’s too late. Check out more of his photos and listen to the story at The Picture Show.
-Emily
Will paint for bamboo
Image description: Picasso or Panda? Giant panda Tian Tian get his paws dirty with non-toxic water-based paint at the National Zoo. Painting is one among many activities that fall under Animal Enrichment—a program that provides physically and mentally stimulating activities and environments for the Zoo’s residents.
Art produced by many of the Zoo’s mammal and bird residents will be available for purchase at the National Capital chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) Art Show, which will take place spring 2012.
Photo by Smithsonian’s National Zoo
So, I says to the guy
Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling, two Giant Pandas gifted to the United States as a move to smooth relations between China and the U.S in 1972. This was dubbed ‘panda diplomacy.’
Ricky Gervais Sr. didn’t realize it would be his last second alive.
Popular Science
1956 Vol. 168, No. 5
Too many pandas?
