Monthly Archives: February 2012

catch-up on Mammal Monday and Theropod Thursday

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I’ve been lazy. Very lazy! I admit and take full responsibility for there not having been a Mammal Monday or Theropod Thursday post last time around, and the latest Mammal Monday being a day late. Let me make it up … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Mammal pic, Mammalia, Maniraptora, Theropoda, Zoos | 1 Comment

Plateo-bot 3

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

After I’d sent my initial critique and a request for more pictures of the Plateosaurus maquette to the company, artist Jeff sent me more pictures and a list of changes he had already implemented: 1.) I changed the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaur models, Plateo-bot | 3 Comments

Berlin Aquarium: more vintage palaeo art

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

I’ve shown you some of the palaeo art and the stained glass windows with marine animals of the Berlin Aquarium before. Here are the remaining palaeo art reliefs and tile mosaics, those that grace the front facing not the zoo, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquariums, Berlin, Dinosauria | 4 Comments

What it takes to fly

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

sometimes, it takes less than one might think! A Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix cornix) recently got in front of my camera at the Berlin Zoo. I took several shots of the head, then it fluttered off a few meters, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Maniraptora, Theropoda, Zoos | 5 Comments

Plateo-bot part 2

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Last time, I showed you these photos of the Plateosaurus maquette made by Jeff Matney, the lead sculptor at Billings Productions Inc. Steve P. commented: Can I preempt a few of your reactions? 1) Overall too slenderly built, especially belly and … Continue reading →

Posted in Plateo-bot | 4 Comments

Mammal Monday 13: giraffes and consorts

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

The giraffe house in the Zoologischer Garten Berlin is a beautiful old building in Moorish style – one of the few buildings that survived the war. Today, its interior has been adapted to modern standards, and it houses the giraffes … Continue reading →

Posted in Mammal pic, Mammalia, Zoos | 3 Comments

Plateo-bot part 1

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

On June 8 of last year I received an email from one Robby Gilbert. Robby is the Prehistoric Display Advisor for Billings Productions Inc., a company that makes robotic dinosaurs. Now, robotic dinosaurs – I feel quite strongly about them, … Continue reading →

Posted in "Prosauropoda", Dinosauria, Plateo-bot, Plateosaurus, Sauropodomorpha | 3 Comments