I found the Fred Wilson piece pretty interesting, how he can organize his art practice without physically making anything with his hands, and instead using his own collections of objects and going through the process of grouping them around certain contexts, such as his statues from the early part of the century that represented black people in a negative way. I like how his organizing these things into more specific collections is his way of somehow getting rid of them, but not before he really gets in touch to them by having to really think about how they fit as objects in relation to the others. I think thats a really interesting approach for our wunderkammer seeing as how we will be using the museum's collection instead of our own, or making our own things, by organizing them we will get closer to the objects we choose in how we contextualize them. I liked the White article for how he approached the contexts he used to group his cabinet of curiosities that seemed to me to go beyond the obvious physical characteristics of what he chose, and began to use them for what they represent to us already.
-guillermo
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
RESPONSE (ZH)
I find the processes very interesting as collecting is a very
interesting way of creating art. I feel as though collection is very
fluid, honest and is the bare bones of art making. Piecing together
experiences through collections to make scene of a subject is so natural
that even scientists do it.
It reminds me early on in our class, when we did the exercise where we grouped those objects together to give it some sort of grounding in out heads. I feel as though that is what Fred Wilson does with his instillation as well as what Joseph Grigley did in his White article.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology, a perfect wunderkammer-- because it was based on the wonderings of it's creator. So beautifully specific and almost without a theme (except for the theme of exploration.)
It reminds me early on in our class, when we did the exercise where we grouped those objects together to give it some sort of grounding in out heads. I feel as though that is what Fred Wilson does with his instillation as well as what Joseph Grigley did in his White article.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology, a perfect wunderkammer-- because it was based on the wonderings of it's creator. So beautifully specific and almost without a theme (except for the theme of exploration.)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Project Update MRF
Folklore, media, and myth debunking-
I have edited down the
animals I would like to focus in on being the red fox, hyena, bats, porcupine,
otter, and ostrich. I may choose to do edit down to six, but as I develop more
information, this will be easier to choose from.
I primarily have been trying to recall the animals I saw in cartoons from
my own childhood, and what I remember of them growing up. Disney films have
been an easy target for this reason, as well as animations/cartoons from pop culture.
Thus far, I have looked at how hyenas, otters, and the red foxes are shown.
I took screenshots of the hyena from the Lion King, and the otter
from Pocahontas. The red fox is from Fantastic Mr. Fox.
At age 4, watching the Lion King, I remember having a huge disliking towards the hyenas. They were portrayed as lunatics, with a terrible cackle with ravenous behavior. Although they were of course the "bad guys" they really hyped them up to be seen as terrible creatures.
I think these portray a good representation of the look they were going for:
With the otters, they are personified in a completely opposite manner. They are seen as lovable, caring, and goofy. However, unlike what we are shown, otters do have an aggressive tendency that we dismiss or are unaware of.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a great example of showing how clever foxes are portrayed to be, and how they can be seen as thieves. This image is perfect for this type of animal portrayal:
I am finding it much more difficult to get good folklore, so this
may be edited to just focusing on myths that are false. I would like to find some that I connect with, or that the audience would be able to.
With my folklore research, I found some really odd and interesting ones.
Here is a bizarre tale of the “Resurrection of the Ostrich” : http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/sbf/sbf19.htm.
With the hyena, this tale is titled," Why the Hyena is Lame" which claims that hyenas do tend to appear lame in the hind legs. Here is the link: http://worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_14.html.
While researching about them, I found that they get confused with being hermaphrodites, so I would like to investigate this further and see if there is a tale linked to this. I also found out that they really do have cannibalistic tendencies. The source I looked at for this was : http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/enghyena.html.
Since I do believe I will have much more imagery as my source material, I want to emphasize
this by using appropriation in the zine format. I do think that this is
important because it will be imagery that is more recognizable than I would
think tales from ancient folklore would be. However, I do want to merge the old
with the newer renditions, so I need to figure out a good method of displaying
both.
Response KC
I found Fred Wilson’s art very interesting. His art is made up of collecting miscellaneous objects from the world. It is hands off in the way that he doesn’t physically make his objects, but extremely personal because the objects come to represent things about him. They are stand ins, the become more than the object itself. He keeps an eye out for objects that relate to themes he uses, and puts them together in a still life. To me, they are extremely personal, and vulnerable. The objects represent somewhat of a “Wunderkrammer” of his life experience and struggle. Each object holds a weight much more than itself. The delicacy and juxtaposition of them together creates different and new meanings in relation to him. He is basically giving people a chance to experience his life. It is giving and taking trust from the audience, and making both vulnerable.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is basically an exploration of the world’s interconnectedness. Everything is connected in some way, and by collecting everything and anything; they are organizing it and discovering that. Objects are a way for people to hold onto and relate to the world and other people. A massive collection of odd and “random” objects, plants, etc creates an overall concept. It is a reminder to be more aware and fascinated by objects in our lives.
The “Colors/White” article is really beautiful. Exploring an categorizing things and ideas only based on the color white, and other subcategories. It refers to every connotation, everything from white clouds to white race, and the different implications it can have. How one color (or lack there of) can carry so much weight.
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Magritte
Nankin
In beginning to organize
my conversation and to specify what it is I specifically want to talk about, I
have found these articles and web pages. Because my project utilizes animals
sexual dimorphism to expand humans understanding of sex and its relationship to
the body, I thought it would be appropriate to address Darwinian concepts of
sex and gender. Being a Darwinian society,
the Darwinian concept lingers that human and animal sexes,
sexualities and sexual expressions are similar
. "It's difficult to tell just how many exceptions there are to the rule
because observations may have been skewed by Darwinian biases.” Observing this situation I have chosen to
investigate anthropoid and Aves sexing or sexual determining comparatively to
humans. In Sex Determination and
Sexual differentiation in the Avian Model by Justin Chue
and Craig A. Smith they
state that “Evidence from gynandromorphic chickens (male on one side, female on
the other) points to the likelihood that sex is determined directly in each
cell of the body, independently of, or in addition to, hormonal signalling.”
Hence, sex-determining genes may operate not only in the gonads, to produce
testes or ovaries, but also throughout cells of the body." In Gynandromorphs and Intersexes, the cumulative
authors suggest, “Gynandromorphs
(i.e., sexual mosaics) are genetically chimeric individuals consisting of male
and female tissues. On the other hand, intersexes are genetically uniform
(i.e., complete male, complete female or intermediate in every tissue) but all
or some parts of their tissues have either a sexual phenotype opposite to their
genetic sex or an intermediate sexual phenotype.” Using these ideas to
challenge serotypes through the presentation of varied forms of morphology,
such as cases of Mosaicism and
Chimerism, The expression of sex and the
associations humans in western culture have to them will be expanded.
Sex determination and sexual
differentiation in the avian model-Justin Chue and Craig A. Smith-
Gynandromorphs and intersexes:
potential to understand the mechanism of sex determination in arthropods
Sex and gender scientists explore a revolution in evolution
Stephanie
Chasteen
Mosaicism
and Chimerism
Chimerism
and tolerance in transplantation- Thomas E. Starzl*
Week 4 at the Field TO DO -sm
1. Fred Wilson is an artist who works with spatial arrangements of objects that already exist in the world before he handles them. He is making a wunder kammer in his own way by "taking objects and having things produced in the way i want to see them" "totally inspired by things around me - wondering what they are". This made me think of the first wunder kammers and what their intentions were in creating them.
I loved when he talked about feeling like he was related to everyone else... I can really feel that in his work and how he relates certain objects to each other. I will try to channel some of this passion into my project. Also trying to "be a sponge" is something I try to do every day, but is important to keep in mind when in the Field because its very easy for me to get overwhelmed in the environment there.
In The Museum of Jurassic Technology piece I enjoyed this exchange between to two: "WILSON: One of the things that we are greatly interested in is helping people to achieve states of wonder.
WESCHLER: So you're not upset when people come to you at the desk and are confused about what kind of place this is? WILSON: No. We feel that confusion can be a very creative state of mind. In fact, confusion can act as a vehicle to open people's minds. The hard shell of certainty can be shattered, and once that certainty is shattered, then I feel people are more open to broader influences."
I feel like keeping Wilson's responses in mind will help me and Ariella throughout the process of creating our wunder kammer. Its important to challenge the viewer - as well as inform. Confusion never fails to tell me a lot about myself - usually something negative about myself. I think the website for The Museum of Jurassic Technology is pretty horrible (was this intentional??) because nothing about it makes me want to engage with it. I hope to create a piece that isn't visually repellant. It doesn't matter how compelling your content is if no one wants to explore it because it is completely unwelcoming and/or unintuitive.
I also loved Grigley's smart usage of "White" to look at our culture and senses for the content and categorization of his whites. It was nice to be pulled out of biology for a bit to see how artists use biological inspired concepts of categorization in their work - consciously or unconsciously. I will argue that white crayons are not useless! It is the only crayon I work down to a stubby nub. Its great for blending and making things looks sleepy. I see that the seemingly stream of consciousness writing is actually from 43 friends - which would make for one dynamic wunder kammer - as we see in Cabinet Magazine. I didn't know it existed until today but is pretty cool!
2. Our progress from last week is: A. getting on the same page about the project B. narrowing the items down. We would love to have a C. on format but really are still up in the air and are putting out trust in our research to lead us the the right solution. you know like our noses.... FORM FOLLOWING FUNCTION... sorry I went there... It was funny for me at least...
So Ariella and I have split up our research for our ten items in our wunder kammer:
1. Anteater
2. Elephant
3. Saiga
4. T-Rex
5. Humans
6. Neaderthals
7. Something from Egypt (Yang suggested this but we haven't been able to look around in there just yet to see wazzup)
8. Long-nosed Bandicoot
9. Short-beaked Echidna
10. Southern Tamandua
I will be doing research this week on the ones highlighted in RED and we will switch and do research on eachother's assigned items to make sure all bases are covered biologically and also to maybe catch somethings not found the first time around. We, as you can see/read from the last post, are interested/have different takes on how we process information and what information we think find compelling. Switching items will be a great way to well-developed project.
Saiga Source: http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=62
The Saiga has a brilliant nose the deflates and inflates allowing for only clean air to be breathed. This is because of the harsh conditions it lives in. Its nose allows for adaptation to carry out our most vital function of breathing. It has very long nostrils up inside the cute furry nose - with a lot of hairs, glands, and mucous tracks keeping the bad things our and the good things in.
T-Rex Source: http://phys.org/news144483753.html
Scientist didn't know much about dinosaurs sense of smell until recently - by looking at the brains indentations on the skull. When comparing the indentations of that of the nose of a ostrich it is seen that they are very similar shape - meaning the way they smelled prey may have been very similar. This leads us to believe the T-Rex was not dominate because of size - but because of keen smelling senses. This is obviously just a jumping off point for research, but I found it to be a good way to link evolution into the mix of our wunder kammer.
Humans Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2013699/There-14-types-nose--yours.html
This was an interesting article because it claims there are 14 types of noses in humans. No this is no a very scientific article - I know this - and I do have research about biological claims for noses... but this one is great for critique! Because it only includes Caucasian noses o__O
"Women like a nose like Angelina Jolie’s – a very delicate nose with not a lot of bulk,’ he said.
‘Men like straighter noses. In general people don’t like fleshy tips or excessive bumps.’
This research may be helpful when trying to look at items in the museum as either ugly, strange, or beautiful. Or to be critical of why our items were chosen to be in our cabinet.
Neaderthals Source: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2011/12/16/sense-of-smell-helped-separate-humans-from-neanderthals
Humans may have outlived their Neaderthal cousins because of sense of smell. Humans have a better sense of smell. Our brain sizes were/are the same, but the shapes were/are different. Humans had bigger temporal lobes and olfactory bulbs - which are directing linked to smell. Smell is linked to memory at a high degree. I know this is the case for me... and I am sure all of you. I can remember the way my mom's hair smells, the way my grandma's bathroom cabinet smells, and the way our public pool sidewalk smells in my home town (which closed close to 6 years ago and I haven't been to since I was a tween probably). This article talks about how smells is related to social function... as you can see in my examples.
Long-nosed Bandicoot Source: http://www.ozarkwild.org/bandicoot.php
What a cute little guy. He finds is food by sniffing it out. Good thing he likes larva and insects with a long snout like his... because that is what works with the shape of his face/mouth because of his unique nose shape. This was good resource for now at least.. because I was having trouble finding any research that discusses nose shape alone for the bandicoot.
I loved when he talked about feeling like he was related to everyone else... I can really feel that in his work and how he relates certain objects to each other. I will try to channel some of this passion into my project. Also trying to "be a sponge" is something I try to do every day, but is important to keep in mind when in the Field because its very easy for me to get overwhelmed in the environment there.
In The Museum of Jurassic Technology piece I enjoyed this exchange between to two: "WILSON: One of the things that we are greatly interested in is helping people to achieve states of wonder.
WESCHLER: So you're not upset when people come to you at the desk and are confused about what kind of place this is? WILSON: No. We feel that confusion can be a very creative state of mind. In fact, confusion can act as a vehicle to open people's minds. The hard shell of certainty can be shattered, and once that certainty is shattered, then I feel people are more open to broader influences."
I feel like keeping Wilson's responses in mind will help me and Ariella throughout the process of creating our wunder kammer. Its important to challenge the viewer - as well as inform. Confusion never fails to tell me a lot about myself - usually something negative about myself. I think the website for The Museum of Jurassic Technology is pretty horrible (was this intentional??) because nothing about it makes me want to engage with it. I hope to create a piece that isn't visually repellant. It doesn't matter how compelling your content is if no one wants to explore it because it is completely unwelcoming and/or unintuitive.
I also loved Grigley's smart usage of "White" to look at our culture and senses for the content and categorization of his whites. It was nice to be pulled out of biology for a bit to see how artists use biological inspired concepts of categorization in their work - consciously or unconsciously. I will argue that white crayons are not useless! It is the only crayon I work down to a stubby nub. Its great for blending and making things looks sleepy. I see that the seemingly stream of consciousness writing is actually from 43 friends - which would make for one dynamic wunder kammer - as we see in Cabinet Magazine. I didn't know it existed until today but is pretty cool!
2. Our progress from last week is: A. getting on the same page about the project B. narrowing the items down. We would love to have a C. on format but really are still up in the air and are putting out trust in our research to lead us the the right solution. you know like our noses.... FORM FOLLOWING FUNCTION... sorry I went there... It was funny for me at least...
So Ariella and I have split up our research for our ten items in our wunder kammer:
1. Anteater
2. Elephant
3. Saiga
4. T-Rex
5. Humans
6. Neaderthals
7. Something from Egypt (Yang suggested this but we haven't been able to look around in there just yet to see wazzup)
8. Long-nosed Bandicoot
9. Short-beaked Echidna
10. Southern Tamandua
I will be doing research this week on the ones highlighted in RED and we will switch and do research on eachother's assigned items to make sure all bases are covered biologically and also to maybe catch somethings not found the first time around. We, as you can see/read from the last post, are interested/have different takes on how we process information and what information we think find compelling. Switching items will be a great way to well-developed project.
Saiga Source: http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=62
The Saiga has a brilliant nose the deflates and inflates allowing for only clean air to be breathed. This is because of the harsh conditions it lives in. Its nose allows for adaptation to carry out our most vital function of breathing. It has very long nostrils up inside the cute furry nose - with a lot of hairs, glands, and mucous tracks keeping the bad things our and the good things in.
T-Rex Source: http://phys.org/news144483753.html
Scientist didn't know much about dinosaurs sense of smell until recently - by looking at the brains indentations on the skull. When comparing the indentations of that of the nose of a ostrich it is seen that they are very similar shape - meaning the way they smelled prey may have been very similar. This leads us to believe the T-Rex was not dominate because of size - but because of keen smelling senses. This is obviously just a jumping off point for research, but I found it to be a good way to link evolution into the mix of our wunder kammer.
Humans Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2013699/There-14-types-nose--yours.html
This was an interesting article because it claims there are 14 types of noses in humans. No this is no a very scientific article - I know this - and I do have research about biological claims for noses... but this one is great for critique! Because it only includes Caucasian noses o__O
"Women like a nose like Angelina Jolie’s – a very delicate nose with not a lot of bulk,’ he said.
‘Men like straighter noses. In general people don’t like fleshy tips or excessive bumps.’
This research may be helpful when trying to look at items in the museum as either ugly, strange, or beautiful. Or to be critical of why our items were chosen to be in our cabinet.
Neaderthals Source: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2011/12/16/sense-of-smell-helped-separate-humans-from-neanderthals
Humans may have outlived their Neaderthal cousins because of sense of smell. Humans have a better sense of smell. Our brain sizes were/are the same, but the shapes were/are different. Humans had bigger temporal lobes and olfactory bulbs - which are directing linked to smell. Smell is linked to memory at a high degree. I know this is the case for me... and I am sure all of you. I can remember the way my mom's hair smells, the way my grandma's bathroom cabinet smells, and the way our public pool sidewalk smells in my home town (which closed close to 6 years ago and I haven't been to since I was a tween probably). This article talks about how smells is related to social function... as you can see in my examples.
Long-nosed Bandicoot Source: http://www.ozarkwild.org/bandicoot.php
What a cute little guy. He finds is food by sniffing it out. Good thing he likes larva and insects with a long snout like his... because that is what works with the shape of his face/mouth because of his unique nose shape. This was good resource for now at least.. because I was having trouble finding any research that discusses nose shape alone for the bandicoot.
KC, ZH, GR project update
Our project thus far is going very well. We are considering the evolutionary path of both animals with antlers and animals with horns, or Artiodactyls, and where/when they converged. We are mostly going to be considering how the museum displays these animals. We are going to continue to pay attention to whether or not the Field Museum positions the taxidermy in a way that is realistic, or “glamorized”. As in, do they try to appeal to people aesthetically and reminiscent of a hunting trophy, or game room? Or do they disregard these preconceived notions of horned and antlers animals and present them in a natural position/in herds/etc.
An example of a more realistic display was that of the (I forgot the name, but it had horns, not antlers), where the baby was somewhat hidden by the protective position of the mother. In a “glamorized” or more “appealing” display, the young would probably be toward the front, or displayed more obviously to appeal to children and exemplify how cute it is.
We have decided on making an audio tour, accessed by QR codes (also used by the Field Museum), and downloaded from a site. It will lead the visitor on a tour based on floor plan and similarities between horned/antlered animals. It will be fun, funny, informative, and engaging, so the visitor stays interested. We will make a map with the QR codes on it, and it will be handed out at the museum.
References:
-“Horns Aplenty” – article about an exhibit called “Headgear” at the Harvard Museum of Natural History comparing horns and antlers. It explored the use and function of horns and antlers. Also asking questions about how unwieldy they are. Also, Other animals with antlers or horns, from beetles to dinosaurs. Something for use to consider in our own exploration of the Field Museum. (http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/09/horns-aplenty/)
-“National Taxidermists Association” is a magazine we will reference to compare and contrast display and positioning of the taxidermy in relation to the Field Museum. (http://www.nationaltaxidermists.com/)
-Also researching best apps for the iPhone to record podcasts, since we want it to sound more like a “Radiolab” episode, so people will feel interested and engaged rather than annoyed.
(http://www.fatherroderick.com/2012/06/14/what-is-the-best-iphone-app-for-recording-podcasts/)
-Of cour we will referene and explore the ideas and visions of Carl Ethan Akeley. He is considered the father of modern taxidermy because of his artistic flare and style. He made sure to capture the essence of the animal and position it rather than make it lifeless looking, (http://fieldmuseum.org/about/carl-akeley)
AS: Response to 3 Assignments
I really liked the White
reading by Joseph Grigley because it related something that seems simple in my
mind and took it to a profound extent. I liked that the responses were
both figurative and literal to the topic given. Not only this, it also
changed my perceptions of a Wunderkammer and what one can hold and be. It
also gave hints as to how I can organize my Wunderkammer in my project. I
felt as though the Museum of Jurassic Technology recording was a bit
fragmented. I was almost more interested in hearing about the actual
museum in its location and lack of clientele than I was about the actual
objects in the museum. However, I think that this is something important
to consider when relating the idea of a museum to our class as well as Fred
Wilson's art. Both of these assignments reminded me that the museum is
not just about the objects in it and the objects are not just about the
museum. The museum is an institution with some authority to control the
barriers set by the objects as much as they can. What I liked about Fred
Wilson's work was how it deconstructed this system while still using the museum
institution to promote his discounting of it. The only problem I had with this work is that it is so
personally relevant to him so it seems less about these factors. Although, it may not be a bad thing
that he is giving such integrity to the objects in choosing them so carefully.
Project Update: AS
Stephanie and I have decided to continue our project on animals with large noses. We are going to compose a PDF and a possible podcast (if we can figure out the technology.. yikes!) for our museum tour. Together with Andy's suggestions we have selected on ten objects/animals to be in our Wunderkammer and divided them into 5 each. Here is some research on the 5 of mine:
Elephant Noses- The elephant nose is not simply their nose but also the trunk which consists of 4 external muscles and thousands of internal fascicles. An African elephant has two fingers on its trunk while an Asian elephant has just one. The trunk tip has a ton of nerve endings and is supposedly the most sensitive tissue ever studied. The elephant nose has an incredible sense of smell. Elephants do not drink from their trunks, but use them for storing drinking water.
Anteater Nose- The giant anteater appears to have an extremely long nose. However, this is not a huge nose, but instead an elongated jaw with a small black, wet, nose at the end of it. Regardless, the anteater's jaw often gets mistaken for a nose so we might as well include it in the project with a side note. This source describes some folklore about this:
"In the mythology and folklore of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin and the Pantanal, the Giant Anteater is depicted as a trickster to the jaguar as well as a humorous figure due to its long snout. In one old wives tale, an anteater challenged a jaguar to a breath holding contest underwater, which the jaguar accepted. After the two removed their pelts and submerged, the anteater jumped out of the water and stole the jaguar’s pelt, leaving the jaguar with the anteater’s pelt."
Egyptian Nose- Andy suggested Stephanie and I check out the Egyptian section of the museum because there is something about noses in that. We haven't yet so I am not sure what to look up, but I thought this was an interesting article about the Sphinx's missing nose. It has falsely been taught that the Sphinx's nose was removed by Napoleon's troops, but this is not the case at all. The great monument has suffered damages from weathering throughout the years.
Short Beaked Echidna- The short beaked Echidna looks like a porcupine and duck with a long, narrow nose. They are native to Australia. Their diet is similar to that of the anteater, which might explain then both having long and narrow snouts. Their snout is a bill-like naked structure which allows for them to dick through soil and under rocks easily for food.
Southern Tamandua- The Southern Tamandua is another type of ant-eater native to various South American countries. It's nose, like that of the giant ant-eater is used for catching food, particularly ants, bees, and honey. I could not find much information on them, but they are super cute and have large noses, so I definitely want to include them in the project if at all possible.
Elephant Noses- The elephant nose is not simply their nose but also the trunk which consists of 4 external muscles and thousands of internal fascicles. An African elephant has two fingers on its trunk while an Asian elephant has just one. The trunk tip has a ton of nerve endings and is supposedly the most sensitive tissue ever studied. The elephant nose has an incredible sense of smell. Elephants do not drink from their trunks, but use them for storing drinking water.
Anteater Nose- The giant anteater appears to have an extremely long nose. However, this is not a huge nose, but instead an elongated jaw with a small black, wet, nose at the end of it. Regardless, the anteater's jaw often gets mistaken for a nose so we might as well include it in the project with a side note. This source describes some folklore about this:
"In the mythology and folklore of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin and the Pantanal, the Giant Anteater is depicted as a trickster to the jaguar as well as a humorous figure due to its long snout. In one old wives tale, an anteater challenged a jaguar to a breath holding contest underwater, which the jaguar accepted. After the two removed their pelts and submerged, the anteater jumped out of the water and stole the jaguar’s pelt, leaving the jaguar with the anteater’s pelt."
Egyptian Nose- Andy suggested Stephanie and I check out the Egyptian section of the museum because there is something about noses in that. We haven't yet so I am not sure what to look up, but I thought this was an interesting article about the Sphinx's missing nose. It has falsely been taught that the Sphinx's nose was removed by Napoleon's troops, but this is not the case at all. The great monument has suffered damages from weathering throughout the years.
Short Beaked Echidna- The short beaked Echidna looks like a porcupine and duck with a long, narrow nose. They are native to Australia. Their diet is similar to that of the anteater, which might explain then both having long and narrow snouts. Their snout is a bill-like naked structure which allows for them to dick through soil and under rocks easily for food.
Southern Tamandua- The Southern Tamandua is another type of ant-eater native to various South American countries. It's nose, like that of the giant ant-eater is used for catching food, particularly ants, bees, and honey. I could not find much information on them, but they are super cute and have large noses, so I definitely want to include them in the project if at all possible.
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