Animals

* Bulls are beautiful and awe-inspiring beasts. They possess a unique noble bravery that when they are provoked they would rather die fighting than flee. * The first historic bullfight (corrida) took place in Vera, Logroño, (a remote corner of Medieval Spain) in 1133, in honor of the coronation of king Alfonso VIII. * Perhaps … Continue reading »

In various parts of Asia including China, Vietnam and Japan, fishermen train cormorants (small, black, web footed birds) to fish for them. Boats or bamboo rafts equipped with lanterns or torch flames will head out on the rivers at night with a flock of cormorants perched at the edges. The fish are attracted to the … Continue reading »

* Jellyfish are graceful semi transparent creatures. They are carnivorous but are only five percent solid matter. The remaining 95 percent is all water! * There are over 200 varieties of jellyfish in a wide assortment of sizes and shapes, from the 1″ thimble size Caribbean jellyfish to the Arctic Lion’s Mane’s jellyfish with tentacles … Continue reading »