Description: Centaurs are mythical beings from Greek mythology whose body is formed by part of a man - which corresponds to the trunk, arms and head - and the rest of the body of a horse. They represent animal instinct in conjunction with human intelligence, a metaphor for men's actions in a situation of loss of control.
Description: Centaurs are mythical beings from Greek mythology whose body is formed by part of a man - which corresponds to the trunk, arms and head - and the rest of the body of a horse. They represent animal instinct in conjunction with human intelligence, a metaphor for men's actions in a situation of loss of control.
Description: Art Nouveau or Art Nouveau is an international style of architecture and decorative arts – especially early applied art to industry – that was highly appreciated from the 1890s to the 1920s. Art Nouveau was most popular in Europe, but its influence was global. The period when it was very much in vogue was called the Belle Époque. The art nouveau style met various forms with localized trends.
Description: Art Nouveau or Art Nouveau is an international style of architecture and decorative arts – especially early applied art to industry – that was highly appreciated from the 1890s to the 1920s. Art Nouveau was most popular in Europe, but its influence was global. The period when it was very much in vogue was called the Belle Époque. The art nouveau style met various forms with localized trends.
Description: Kangaroo is the generic name given to a marsupial mammal belonging to five species of the genus Macropus of the family Macropodidae, which also includes wallabies. Characteristics include highly developed hind legs and the presence of a pouch (the baby carrier) present only in females, the offspring in which it completes its development. The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia, known for its jumps and the pouch that the female has for gestation.
Description: Snakes' vision is not particularly conspicuous (generally being better in the arboreal species and worse in the terrestrial species), which does not prevent movement detection. In addition to their eyes, some snakes (crotalineans - or dimple snakes - and pythons) have sensitive infrared receptors in deep grooves called pits that allow them to feel the heat emitted by their bodies. This is extremely useful in low light places. As snakes do not have external ears, hearing can only detect vibrations, but this sense is extremely well developed. Most snakes use their forked tongue to pick up scent particles in the air and send them to the so-called Jacobson's organ, located in their mouth, to examine them. The fork in the tongue gives the snake
Description: An elephant's skeleton constitutes about 13% of its body mass. Larger animals exchange energy with the environment more slowly than smaller species, due to the difference in the surface-to-volume ratio of the individual. Thus, elephants can easily overheat when in activity, as they cannot quickly lose heat to the environment. In view of this, they divert large volumes of blood to the ears and fan them, thus releasing heat to the environment and promoting its cooling.
Description: In seventeenth-century Europe, doctors who cared for plague victims wore clothing that took on sinister implications: they covered themselves from head to toe and wore a mask with a beak like a bird. These plague masks grew out of a misconception about the dangerous nature of the disease.
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