magicalnaturetour:

Joe McBroom Photographer :)

fairy-wren:

american kestrel

(photo via utahbirds)

giraffe-in-a-tree:

Starfish_Oregon2004-370 by jschmeling on Flickr.

omgthatartifact:

The Ram in the Thicket

Sumerian, 2600 BC

The British Museum

triglifos-y-metopas:

Amphora with applied decoration and lid,Nile silt ware

Egypt

1350 - 1300 B.C.

[Museum of Fine Arts - Boston]

sombhatt:

Scythian Gold plaque in the form of a panther curved round.

Gold, 7th-6th century B.C.E.

South-Western Siberia, area between the Rivers Irtysh and Ob
Russia

sombhatt:

Scythian culture, Plaque in the shape of a panther, 7th century BC (source).

fyeah-seacreatures:

Inquisitive Octopus. By: AnnBuster

fairy-wren:

common nighthawk

(photo by pia oberg)

flasd:

Justyna Kopania.

jwstudio:

A gold and turquoise plaque of a standing argali. 

Location: Shilikty 3, Kurgan 82.

Eighth to seventh century B.C.

Credit: Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty

jwstudio:

A two-sided gold horned deer with folded legs.

Length 4.9 centimeters; height 3.5 centimeters; depth 1.15 centimeters.

Location: Zhalauli (Kegen district, Almaty region). Seventh to sixth century B.C.

Credit: Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty