The Ox Turned Butcher

An American mink in Utah's Wasatch Mountains.

Rogier van der Weyden or Roger de la Pasture (Netherlandish, c.1399-1464) Triptych: The Crucifixion, St. Mary Magdalene, detail, ca.1443-45 Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Abouam. From the book Coiffures féminines du Maroc: Au sud du Haut Atlas; 1990; Mireille Morin-Barde

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Date-harvesting equipment is made from material provided by the date palm itself. Scanned from the book The Craft Heritage of Oman; 2003; Neil Richardson & Marcia Dorr

In the absence of paper, the shoulder bones of camels (slait) were employed traditionally as writing tablets in Quranic schools. Scanned from the book The Craft Heritage of Oman; 2003; Neil Richardson & Marcia Dorr

Olivier Theyskens, S/S 2002.

Unicorn Statue - Mirabellgarten, Salzburg [x]

From a 17th-century Ethiopian manuscript telling the story of Michael who, under the patronage of Emperor Zara Yaqob, became the most venerated of archangels in Ethiopia: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/17th-century-ethiopian-manuscript-the-miracles-of-the-archangel-michael

Attributed to Kaikei (active c. 1183-1236) Left Hand of a Colossal Amida Buddha first quarter 13th century Kamakura period, 1185-1333 Wood with traces of lacquer, polychromy, and gilding L. 66.7 cm (26 1/4 in.)Ex-Tamai Collection, Nara

アオバト（White-bellied green-pigeon）

Tibet. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

The Mater Dolorosa. ca. 1480. Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 1998 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/470136

Storks admire the view from their Nest above Corn Fields near Frankfurt, Germany image credit: Michael Probst / Associated Press via: The Guardian Week in Wildlife

Kenyan anti-poaching ranger guarding confiscated ivory