She is singing an ancient herding song from mid-north Sweden and Norway. I sense very old vibrations in the calling tones. See what happens to the cows as the singing calls.
The singer is Jonna Jinton.
beautiful
this is the most magic think I’ve seen in my entire life
hot take: Coyote Peterson’s/Brave Wilderness’s insect sting videos have increased entomophobia across the world, and did not spread proper awareness of insects for how they truly are, especially for hymenopterans.
I’m still unsure which crime was more unforgivable: the existence of drepanosaurs in the first place, or their extinction meaning I can’t laugh at them to their faces now
The Conquering the Earth line was made by Schleich to show the success of dinosaurs, how they spread across all corners of the globe over the span of the Mesozoic
A model of Tawa hallae was added to show their humble beginnings during the Triassic
Alongside other early dinosaurs such as Herrerasaurus its discovery in 2004 gives the hypothesis that dinosaurs emerged in Gondwana and spread from there to the rest of the world further support
Tawa is more advanced than Herrerasaurus however not as advanced as Coelophysis which lived alongside Tawa in the area of Ghost Ranch
When Tawa was described by Sterling Nesbitt and colleagues in 2009 its placement on the theropod tree was still unsure but certainly more basal than Coelophysis
Later the same year this was criticized by Mickey Mortimer as she pointed out the analysis didn’t consider comparison with a larger number of early theropods
In 2011 Steve Brusatte and Martin Ezcurra placed it as a primitive theropod and this result was also the case for the large analysis of early dinosaur relations by Paul Barrett, Matthew Baron and David Norman in 2017
The Conquering the Earth Tawa figure is an interesting and unusual choice for Schleich’s lineup and a unique addition for any collector interested in Triassic fauna
The sculpt is nicely done by Vlad Konstantinov and features a couple of primitive feathers on the model’s neck and tail
The warm colours of the simple yet nicely done paint job remind one of the rocks and sand at Ghost Ranch
Tawa not only shared its environment with other early dinosaurs such as Coelophysis but also with strange Triassic creatures such as rauisuchians, competing with them for dominance over the future
Tawa was named after the sun god of the Pueblo people and this dinosaur marked the rising sun shining above the empire of dinosaurs as they conquered the Earth
With viruses and such being on the mind lately, has there ever been any evidence of a plague or something that affected prehistoric animals? If so, how do we know?
As far as I know something like that hasn’t been preserved in the fossil record nor could I think of a way this might preserve in a way it is recognizable as a pandemic
That doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, the Earth is old after all, it’s just that animals that died under such conditions likely weren’t in areas where they could have fossilized as their bodies would simply have decomposed on the ground
In addition to that it is more likely to spread disease between humans as humans have easier means of transportation, being able to spread viruses further and they live in huge numbers close together
Among our pre-civilization ancestors this may not have occurred as the outbreak of a virus would only wipe one clan out at a time
