 |
The domestic black cat is
usually too busy catching fish from garden ponds to pose for pictures,
but this specimen had presumably just had a good meal. These
animals tend to jump out from behind bushes suddenly, and by night they
often serenade humans while they are trying to get to sleep. |
 |
The crab is not normally
willing to sit around waiting to be snapped, but patience can be
rewarded. It is important to wear suitable footwear in the
vicinity of this creature, in case it initiates any snapping exchanges,
(quite apart from the need to avoid losing one's balance completely). |
 |
The octopus is rather too
mobile for my liking. If, when swimming, you spot an object
approaching like a submarine without a periscope, then it is time to
escape. Fortunately this specimen was happy to hang around long
enough to be photographed - Evidence-Based Medicine at its best! |
 |
Don't ask me how this camel
skull came to be here. I did ask, and I was given an animated
answer in a Spanish dialect which I could not readily follow. The
climate, which is hot and dry, may have contributed to this animal's
fate, but camels are noted to be able to cope with these
conditions. |
 |
No doubt a Veterinary Surgeon
might be useful for an expert opinion, but this live camel appears to be
suffering from possible Dry Beriberi, and it also looks pretty fed up
with life. It can't be much fun carrying humans around all
day. It might benefit from a few square meals and a rest. |
 |
Moving back towards the living
end of the spectrum, these beautiful little flowers serve as a reminder
that the remarkable can live among the unremarkable, despite the fact
that life (despite its occasional storms) is far more likely to be
mundane rather than unusual at any given time, (or so some people tell
me). |