A teacher in China shows a modified radio-controlled paper aeroplane.

🇬🇧 Policemen (sergeant and constable) from Scotland Yard patrol a street at night, 1946

😇 Hyrax (Damans) are small animals from Africa and the Middle East

Despite their small size, their closest relatives are elephants.

Sandboarding in Chile 🇨🇱

🇫🇷 Children playing in the snow near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1930

Titanic's sister ship, Britannic, the largest ship lost during WW1. Wreck site today at a depth of only 390 feet.

Chipmunks always detect the approach of rain in advance. By the way, they don't like rain, so they hide beforehand.

Matthius Corvinus, who reigned as King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. Illustration from the 15th century Chronica Hungarorum

That's the incredibly strong Isotruss material.

The Pig & Squid, what is it?

This unusual cephalopod mollusk is still poorly studied. Its body is fully transparent, that one can even see its internal organs.

Its body length does not exceed 10 cm. You can encounter such a positive creature in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, at a depth of more than 100 meters.

🇧🇴 A Bolivian woman, c. 1911

A panda in a Chinese zoo tried to teach basketball.

Contrary to popular belief, lynx never jump for prey from the branches of trees, but rather ambush it on the ground or sneak up on its prey.

🇸🇪 A young woman dressed for St Lucia’s Day, Sweden, 1899. St. Lucia’s day is celebrated every December 13th in Scandinavia, in remembrance of Lucia of Syracuse, a young early 4th century Christian martyr killed in the period of persecution during the reign of Roman emperor Diocletian.

Safe Distance to View Wildlife

Gorillas are second only to two of the chimpanzee species in the degree of kinship with us. All other apes are less related to humans.

Empress Menen of Ethiopia, 1931, original colour photo

A fascinating look at how dogs switch up their gaits as they move at different speeds.

Huge Canadian beluga caught on video

It is one of the largest freshwater fish, reaching up to a ton and a half in weight, and can live up to 100 years.

A man with a Christmas tree, 1860s