Cuteness Overload!

I just found this on the BBC website...

“A pair of Sumatran tiger cubs and a set of young orangutans, all abandoned at birth, have become inseparable after sharing a room at an Indonesian zoo. The four have lived side by side for a month without a hitch, although this goes against. "This is unusual and would never happen in the wild," zookeeper Sri Suwarni said. "Like human babies, they only want to play." But the friendship is not destined to last as tigers start eating meat when they are three months old and will need to be separated from their new playmates."

If you want to see a few more pictures of these cute little amimals, you can check it out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6404425.stm

Kimdianna Jones

A Bit Of Archaeology For Valentine's Day!

And Now From The BBC:

"Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed two skeletons thought to be 5,000 to 6,000 years old, locked in an embrace. The pair from the Neolithic period were discovered outside Mantua, about 40km (25 miles) south of Verona. The pair, almost certainly a man and a woman, are thought to have died young as their teeth were mostly intact, said chief archaeologist Elena Menotti.

"It's an extraordinary case," said Ms Menotti. "There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging - and they really are hugging," she told Reuters news agency. Flint tools, including arrowheads and a knife, were also found alongside the couple. Scientists will now study the skeletons and artefacts to work out how and when the two people died, Ms Menotti said."

Super Cool! Check it out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6338751.stm
Kimdianna Jones

Swallow's Nest

In the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in Southern Ukraine, sits a tiny, tiny, tiny Castle called the Swallow’s Nest. This mock-medieval castle was built between 1911-1912 on a cliff that overlooks the Black Sea. I compare its size to a small house being only 10 meters by 20 meters. The castles “original design envisioned a foyer, guest room, stairway to the tower, and two bedrooms on two different levels within the tower." Kind of like a caslte for a pint size Dracula...

This is one small but very cool castle.

Kimdianna Jones

Photo Friday!

Here is another striking photo from the BBC taken by Rachel Althouse. This is the Al Akhawayn University Mosque in Ifrane, Morocco taken in the evening, right before a storm. Very cool... Check out other inspirational photos at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6287757.stm

Kimdianna Jones