I just found this video posted by National Geographic. It is about a census of Marine Life, they searched for the tiniest creatures in the ocean. I absolutely love the visuals of the video and the music, I have re-watched it so many times. I think this is why I like it, rather than the actual subject of the video.
It is interesting. The video has a little fact at the end: Microbes make up as much as 90% of the ocean's biomass. Equal to the weight of more than 240 billion African Elephants.
Well, that is a lot. Enjoy!
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Animals In War Memorial
I went to Hyde Park today and whilst walking down Park Lane I saw the Animals in War Memorial. I have never noticed it before and didn't even know it existed. The monument is truly powerful and so moving.
The sculptures themselves are beautiful. The largest sculpture, the horse (as I believe horses were the main animals used during the wars), is depicted as willingly working in all it's might and strength. The expression on the dog's face is also very moving. Man's best friend is painstakingly innocent and naive but willing and positive in the way that dogs always are.
Beneath the main heading "Animals in War", the memorial has two inscriptions:
"This monument is dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and Allied forces in wars and campaigns throughout time."
The second, smaller inscription simply reads:
"They had no choice."
The smaller inscription nearly bought me to tears. The monument is truly moving and inspiring. It is such a wonderful idea and the ethos and thinking behind it is to be truly commemorated. Although I felt such a sadness for the loss of the animals, I also felt a strong sense of happiness and pride in the monument being built. I think it is amazing that individuals (and a lot of them) have recognised and paid a tribute to the sacrifices that animals made during the war. Seeing this monument today restored some of my faith in humanity.
More information about the memorial can be found here.
The sculptures themselves are beautiful. The largest sculpture, the horse (as I believe horses were the main animals used during the wars), is depicted as willingly working in all it's might and strength. The expression on the dog's face is also very moving. Man's best friend is painstakingly innocent and naive but willing and positive in the way that dogs always are.
Beneath the main heading "Animals in War", the memorial has two inscriptions:
"This monument is dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and Allied forces in wars and campaigns throughout time."
The second, smaller inscription simply reads:
"They had no choice."
The smaller inscription nearly bought me to tears. The monument is truly moving and inspiring. It is such a wonderful idea and the ethos and thinking behind it is to be truly commemorated. Although I felt such a sadness for the loss of the animals, I also felt a strong sense of happiness and pride in the monument being built. I think it is amazing that individuals (and a lot of them) have recognised and paid a tribute to the sacrifices that animals made during the war. Seeing this monument today restored some of my faith in humanity.
More information about the memorial can be found here.
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