Isopod

Marbled endpaper. 1868.

she appears so unassuming, so peaceful, i want to see her cut loose i want to see her running w/ the sun in her hair and the wind beneath her wings

"Rovasenda dove"

A Roman dove-shaped 'unguentaria' dated 1st century AD.

The object, approximately twenty centimeters long, is striking for its elegance and its function: it was intended to contain essences and balms. To use it, the tail had to be broken, as is done today with a single-dose vial.

This specimen, however, has never been opened: inside, it still retains half its contents, a clear liquid with a slight pinkish deposit. An absolute rarity, which makes the "Rovasenda dove" a sort of time capsule.

Caatinga Horned Frog (Ceratophrys joazeirensis) metamorph, family Ceratophryidae, endemic to Brazil

Gold dragon head ornament with silver teeth, China, Six Dynasties Period, 220-589 AD

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Sus scrofa by Walton Ford (1960-)

Northern Hog Badger (Arctonyx albogularis), family Mustelidae, Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam, India

Once considered to be a subspecies of the Greater Hog Badger, A. collaris, which has now been split into 3 species.