Stories
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Eating their own kind
In his grisly history of cannibalism, zoologist Bill Schutt asks what drives an animal to feast on its own flesh and blood.
- Article
Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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The evolution of war-zone medicine
The need to deal with battlefield injuries has led to inventive designs for extreme situations. Find out how camel-drawn ambulances and flat-pack hospitals have helped casualties survive.
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Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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Camels and members of the artists' travelling party resting before the approach to Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1849]Reference: 36189iPart of: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia- Archives and manuscripts
Filarisis in Sheep, Goats, Camels and Equines
Date: 24/01/1981Reference: WTI/HAW/B/5Part of: Hawking, Frank
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Three camels. Coloured etching by T. Landseer.
Landseer, Thomas, 1795-1880.Reference: 39994i
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A pair of camels trying to catch each other's hind legs. Gouache painting by a Persian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 583112i- Pictures
A group of men and children in front of a camp with tents and camels.
Schroeder & CieReference: 537368iPart of: Portraits by Schroeder & Cie.
