November 5th 2017 - Thousands of environmentalist activists infiltrated and blockaded the Hambach lignite mine in Germany for Ende Gelände, halting production for a day. [video]/[video]/[video]
And they came BACK! Ende Gelande has been doing yearly actions (+ more). In 2017 they blocked the mine with 3000 people, in 2018 they came back with 5000.
Model of Nubian Archers
These wooden models of 40 Nubian archers are grouped together on the same pedestal and arranged in 10 rows of four. They were found in the Tomb of Mesehti at Asyut around 2000 BC, during the 11th Dynasty. Each archer is holding in one hand a bow and in the other a bunch of arrows.
They are wearing red kilts with green designs and a flap of cloth in the center decorated with green geometrical designs. They wear black curled wigs, white headbands, anklets, and necklaces. The whites of their eyes give life to the black bodies. The archers are all shown barefoot, with their left legs stretched forward so that they appear to be marching in unison with long strides.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 30969
Photos: Sandro Vannini
Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
The common vampire bat is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. The common vampire bat practices hematophagy, mainly feeding on the blood of livestock. The bat usually approaches its prey at night while they are sleeping. It then uses its razor-sharp teeth to cut open the skin of its hosts and lap up their blood with its long tongue. The species is highly polygynous, and dominant adult males defend groups of females. It is one of the most social of bat species with a number of cooperative behaviors such as social grooming and food sharing. Because it feeds on livestock and is a carrier of rabies, the common vampire bat is considered a pest. The common vampire bat is found in parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America. It prefers warm and humid climates, and uses tropical and subtropical woodlands and open grasslands for foraging. Bats roost in trees, caves, abandoned buildings, old wells, and mines. Vampire bats are reproductively active year around, although the number of conceptions and births peak in the rainy season. Females give birth to one offspring per pregnancy, following a gestation period of about seven months.
photo credits: Uwe Schmidt, Batfossil, Sandstein
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