Ten Striking Photos of 200-Year-Old Animals


Preparing for Takeoff

It almost looks like this Sciuropterus volucella, or flying squirrel, is smiling for the camera—or lunging at it, depending on your perspective. 

Majestic Manatee


Here, Duigenan has taken a preserved sea cow and given it a depth of character and emotion. She shows life in the most lifeless of objects.

Flipper’s Ancestor


“The traces and remnants we find in any landscape can spark recognition,” Duigenan says of her work. “They can even invoke a presence.” 

Penguins That Bray Together


The scientific name of this creature, Spheniscus, is less funny than its present name: jackass penguin. These South American and South African penguins tend to bray like donkeys, hence their unfortunate label.

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01.08.2010
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"“The traces and remnants we find in any landscape can spark recognition,” Duigenan says of her work. “They can even invoke a presence.” "Artists" are taught to utilize this hackneyed overblown rhetoric in art college I believe to signal to the plebes that they are in the presence of an "artist" Just take the pictures and SHUT UP! It's a frickin dead baby porpoise in a jar ya nut!
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