TheAfrican striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a smallmammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, where its range stretches from as far north as Kenya south to South Africa. It belongs in the familyMustelidae and is thelone member of thegenusPoecilogale. It has a long, slender body with short legs and a bushy tail. One of the smallestcarnivorans in Africa, it measures 24 to 35 cm (9.4 to 13.8 in) long excluding the tail, with males generally larger than females. It has black fur over most of its body, with distinctive white bands running from the top of its head down its back, with the tail being completely white. The closest living relative of this species is thestriped polecat, and it may also be related to the extinctPropoecilogale bolti. The African striped weasel is most commonly seen insavanna andveld grasslands withtermite mounds, but has also been recorded insemideserts,rainforests,fynbos and even areas used by humans such aspine plantations and agricultural land. (Full article...)
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 | The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is an oil-on-panel painting byLeonardo da Vinci, painted around 1501 to 1519. It depictsSaint Anne, her daughter theVirgin Mary, and theinfant Jesus. Christ is shown grappling with a sacrificial lamb on the edge of a precipice, symbolizing hisPassion. It is likely that the painting was commissioned byKing Louis XII of France following the birth of his daughterClaude in 1499, but it was never delivered to him. Leonardo explored incorporating these figures together through preparatory works including theBurlington House Cartoon, now in theNational Gallery, London, and a drawing which resides in theLouvre, Paris.The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is also in the Louvre. Painting credit:Leonardo da Vinci Recently featured: |
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