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Recently, me and were discussing the ecology of certain Pleistocene carnivores (), and then the chat shifted to a wider topic.
At one instance, we started to fantasize about what a full-fledged paleodocumentary focusing on Pleistocene Eurasia would be like, inspired initially by the documentary "Wild Russia", and how several episodes in total could cover the different geographical areas of the country. You can see some of the ideas we hatched.
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Then I saw that another, pre-existing documentary did the job, but for a different continent - North America. I speak of course of Wild New World, or Prehistoric America.
Granted, the visuals weren't fantastic, the information was fairly sound at the time, and they attempted to integrate the ice age fauna in with the modern ones - not to make them seem outlandish. Hell, even the hunting scenes refrained from being awesomebroic, and more realistically gory, I suppose.
You can find the links to watch it here:
As you might be able to tell, the US name for the documentary inspired the name "Prehistoric Russia" (PR for short) for this hypothetical doc. Though it is tempting to imagine, I had no political intents when putting Russia in place of America in the name.
Russia is the world's largest country, and even today, much of it is wilderness. The country covers many important Pleistocene finds and sites, such as the faunal remains from Geographical society cave , Denisova cave, the various mummified remains of megafauna from the Arctic, and other, less famous finds.
WNW is set about 11,000 years ago, and depicts the fauna of North America as humans specifically would have seen it when they arrived.
PR won't focus directly on humans, though they, potentially all 3 species of them, will be included at times. The episodes, like WNW, will investigate specific geographic areas of Russia and their respective climates and fauna. We may focus on multiple story lines for different individuals of differing species, based on evidence, of course. Humans will also be invoked at times, though I'm unsure whether I should personify (name) them. I would set this one at about 45,000 years ago, during a warm stage, MIS 3, since the chronology seems old enough yet convenient.
I think this should have 5-6 episodes, each covering a specific geographic area of Russia. Current ideas for those are (in no particular order):
So I guess this is similar-ish to 's "100,000 BC: Kingdom of the Mammoth" series (<da:thumb id="632906274"/>), but I won't focus on any one particular overall species in every episode (I hope you don't mind me mentioning you ).
At one instance, we started to fantasize about what a full-fledged paleodocumentary focusing on Pleistocene Eurasia would be like, inspired initially by the documentary "Wild Russia", and how several episodes in total could cover the different geographical areas of the country. You can see some of the ideas we hatched.
comments.deviantart.com/1/6454…
Then I saw that another, pre-existing documentary did the job, but for a different continent - North America. I speak of course of Wild New World, or Prehistoric America.
Granted, the visuals weren't fantastic, the information was fairly sound at the time, and they attempted to integrate the ice age fauna in with the modern ones - not to make them seem outlandish. Hell, even the hunting scenes refrained from being awesomebroic, and more realistically gory, I suppose.
You can find the links to watch it here:
Summertime documentary dumpWith summer coming up, I plan to go ahead and binge watch some of my favorite paleo-documentaries. In case you wish to do similarly, then fret not, for I have amassed a list of where you can watch a good few of them.
If there's any documentary I've missed, feel free to point it out and I'll add it.
Walking With Dinosaurs:
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v163725866QehyxQf/walkingwith
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16372590Y5tkadwm/walkingwith
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16372593r7FKqard/walkingwith
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v1637259534etSsb8/walkingwith
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16372597z8PQefnN/walkingwith
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16372600hxwm9zDd/walkingwith
Ballad of Big Al:
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16770554yqKEzCgR/walkingwith
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v167705586YtA3GZc/walkingwith
Sea Monsters:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsbvxn_sea-monsters-a-walking-with-dinosaurs-trilogy-hd-quality-ep-1_shortfilms
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsbvym#user_search=1
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As you might be able to tell, the US name for the documentary inspired the name "Prehistoric Russia" (PR for short) for this hypothetical doc. Though it is tempting to imagine, I had no political intents when putting Russia in place of America in the name.
Russia is the world's largest country, and even today, much of it is wilderness. The country covers many important Pleistocene finds and sites, such as the faunal remains from Geographical society cave , Denisova cave, the various mummified remains of megafauna from the Arctic, and other, less famous finds.
WNW is set about 11,000 years ago, and depicts the fauna of North America as humans specifically would have seen it when they arrived.
PR won't focus directly on humans, though they, potentially all 3 species of them, will be included at times. The episodes, like WNW, will investigate specific geographic areas of Russia and their respective climates and fauna. We may focus on multiple story lines for different individuals of differing species, based on evidence, of course. Humans will also be invoked at times, though I'm unsure whether I should personify (name) them. I would set this one at about 45,000 years ago, during a warm stage, MIS 3, since the chronology seems old enough yet convenient.
I think this should have 5-6 episodes, each covering a specific geographic area of Russia. Current ideas for those are (in no particular order):
- Caucasus region (Kudaro cave bears, Neanderthals hunting salmon, Neanderthal babies)
- Primorsky Krai (Ussuri hyenas, <da:thumb id="650161777"/>
, tigers, etc) (I hope you don't mind me mentioning you.....)
- Altai-Sayan region (Denisovans, Neanderthals, Modern humans (Ust'-Ishim man), steppe regions, Ramesch cave bears
, U. rossicus)
- Ural mountains/region (U. ingressus
, U. rossicus, boreal forest+ steppe fauna, wolves, hyenas, European + Siberian fauna etc.)
- Sakha republic (Woolly mammoths, rhinos, frozen cave lion cubs, Megafaunal wolves, Lena horse, frozen specimens)
- Not sure....??? Arctic ice sheets? I need to do some more research. Maybe polar bears were there, but AFAIK their taphonomy isn't ideal for recovery...Please suggest
I might post more journals elaborating on my ideas for each episode.
So I guess this is similar-ish to 's "100,000 BC: Kingdom of the Mammoth" series (<da:thumb id="632906274"/>), but I won't focus on any one particular overall species in every episode (I hope you don't mind me mentioning you ).
Any thoughts + suggestions are more than welcome.
The Lion King (2019) thoughts (*SPOILERS!*)
(You've been warned)
So, I get that I've been a lazy fuck who has let his inbox ferment with unreplied comments, unseen new deviations and so forth (*cough cough* *cough cough*). I'm sorry, I was telling myself I'd get artsy and back-in business come summer, but I just haven't been feeling it (if it helps my Quora looks like this ). But alas, I will break my silence here.
Though I may never have said it explicitly, bar perhaps this piece (or maybe it goes without saying), The Lion King (1994) was a massive part of my childhood, ever since my parents bought me the DVD set for all 3 movies back in 2004, aged 4. It really nurtured my growing
A few noteworthy things
A new human species:
Black hole image:
Lion king trailer out:
Well this is ...............interesting
In my Google Scholar alerts today I found this.
It was published in the International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology on Springer's website.
It had an interesting title, so I decided to give it a read....
Turns out the author was a Pakistani creationist... who attempted to "refute" Darwin's claim that humans had evolved from other animals.
Turns out much of the information given about the history of mankind according to "evolutionists" was rather accurate, if a little dated, but there were glaring flaws and outright lies littered here and there, she goes through and includes images of various transitional hominins and then goes on t
Was dimorphism really greater among cave lions?
Of the various aspects of cave lion biology, one claim has been in the literature for a while, and in secondhand sources as well. The statement that sexual dimorphism was greater among the cave lions, with males being 21% larger than females in mass, as opposed to the supposed 15% seen in African lions today. But was this really the case? Well, let me find out.
NOTE: I am NOT an expert in any field, these are my own findings based on my own readings.
Sexual dimorphism is quite high among the pantherines, no doubt, and the cave lion is no exception. Indeed, it was once argued by some authors that two distinct races of lion, one large and one
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I remember this conversation. I was the one talking special effects.