Day 5128: A chair is a chair? & The Antelope Jackrabbit.

"50's Teen": junk paper collage, ink, gesso

                                                                       

  

Want music?

Click here: Earth,Wind & Fire, September.

2GN2S

A chair is a chair?

 

I collect chairs too, here's a drop from my bucket ...

Passion, Ulla Standberg

19th cent. Swed milk stools

Amran Hogue

Alo Bing

Xtine Juin

Abdelmajid Benjmaa

Artist, unknown

Abdelmajid Benjmaa

Aba Zaza

Carmen Mine

Xtine Juin

(*Just a drop in my bucket of chairs)

     

Meet the incredible Antelope Jackrabbit, a desert hare famous for its extraordinarily large ears.Those enormous ears aren't just for hearing. They are also an important part of the animal's natural cooling system.

The ears contain a dense network of blood vessels. When temperatures are warm, blood flow through these vessels can increase, bringing heat from the body toward the ears, where it can be released into the surrounding air.

Their enormous surface area makes the ears highly effective heat exchangers. In hot desert conditions, this adaptation can help the jackrabbit lose heat without relying entirely on water-based cooling.

When temperatures become cold, blood flow through the ears can be greatly reduced, limiting heat loss from this exposed part of the body.

So those comically large ears are actually an extraordinary survival adaptation.

For the Antelope Jackrabbit, bigger ears aren't just about better hearing—they can help the animal manage the extreme temperatures of its desert home.

Nature has turned an unusual-looking feature into an incredibly useful piece of survival equipment.

  

 

A 4 minute video, Three birds , here.

 

 

Just because ...

Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher

Tuesday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you feel all the good things in your day.