Medieval manuscript illustration of the capture of the French King John II by the English at the Battle of Poitiers during the Hundred Years War, 19 September 1356.

Buying US Military equipment from a stall in Afghanistan

Most species of deer only have antlers in male, while reindeer also have antlers in female.

Reindeer antlers are rich in calcium and other nutrients. When a reindeer sheds them, the antlers are promptly eaten by rodents.

🇸🇪 Log drivers at work in Klarälven, Sweden, 1900

The musical horse

Albino Peacock

The white plumage color comes from the most beautiful mutation of the peacock. In Indian mythology, albino peacocks were regarded as a symbol of spirituality.

A U.S. Marine orders captured North Koreans to keep their hands up, Korean War, September 20, 1950.

🐦‍⬛️ Crows decide for themselves when a person stops

Hummingbird coloration is caused not only by the color pigment, but to a greater extent by the interference of light in the feather tufts.

Such "optical coloration" is inherent in a number of birds, especially tropical birds. The color of their plumage changes when the angle of incidence of light changes, that is, the feathers begin to shimmer when they move.

Austrian soldiers defend a mountain outpost in the Isonzo region, WWI, c. 1916

Jack the Ripper identified - Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber and long-time suspect, after a 100% DNA match.

Thousands of ducks are being sent into Thailand's rice paddies to clear them of pests.

Princess Dagmar of Denmark (later Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia) c.1860s (Colourised)

A rhinoceros needs up to 70 kilograms of vegetation for complete satiation. The good thing is that they are not predators, and they need the horn for protection.

Prussian troops march through Berlin, September 1866

The Peacock Spider uses its colourful abdomen to attract females during courtship

A civilian woman performs oral sex on a Gl in exchange for cigarettes, Passau, Germany, World War May 1, 1945