finished the pencil rendering of Ankarana.  it's visible here: http://www.confoundedcontraption.com/illustration/113b_pencil.tif  Got a Common Tenrec behind an uncarina in the foreground, a highly cryptic Leaf Gecko on a Pachypodium decaryii on the left, some Phromnia rosea nymphs in the upper right, an aye-aye in the tree in back, a fossa in the ( Read more... )

Crap!

fortunately, they seem to be similar to leopard sharks, which are somewhat friendly toward humanity (at least not aggressively antithetical.)  but how long will it be until other sharks catch on?

in other news, squid are big and scary, and will definitely eat you.  also, a giant octopus can defeat your average shark, which is fine as long as ( Read more... )