Month: January 2018

How cold is it in Canada? Too cold for penguins, Calgary Zoo decides

How cold is it in Canada? Too cold for penguins, Calgary Zoo decides:

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Their black and white coats are built to withstand the cold, but many of the Calgary Zoo’s penguins have been moved inside because of the bone-chilling weather.

Zoo curator Malu Celli says the king penguins have been brought in from their outdoor enclosure after Calgary’s cold snap dropped temperatures below -25 C.

Celli says the tuxedoed birds would likely be fine if they waddled into the cold, but with chicks still maturing, zookeepers prefer to err on the side of caution.

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books0977: Dancers (c.1900). Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)….



books0977:

Dancers (c.1900). Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Pastel and charcoal on tracing paper; mounted on wove paper mounted on board. Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.

This pastel was produced late in the artist’s life when his eyesight had begun to fail. It is possible that his diminished vision resulted in the heavy contours that surround the dancers and give only the barest suggestion of their facial features. Rather than attempting great detail, he concentrated on mapping out the unpredictable effects of theatrical lighting on the forms of the figures.