Animal Art

It stands to reason that while "Cavemen" were the Earth's first homo sapiens, it would follow that a "Cavedog" was man's first best friend.

The 'Iron Zoo' of painted pumpjacks near Coalinga, California adds a dash of animal magnetism to the industrial landscape in Fresno County.

With the finest materials handwoven in Nepal, the Twin Critters cat caves are more than toys, more than cat beds; they are works of art. But they are fun and perfectly suited to your cat's needs.

With Labor Day comes the unofficial end of another summer. Therefore one good long look back at the sultry season on the beach is in order with these awesome animal sand sculptures. You could call them sons of beaches.

Who is your soulmate? Your dog or your significant other?

He ain't heavy. He's my brother. Okay. He is heavy because he's an elephant, but he's still my brother.

Butterflies are delicate and beautiful but they are also important to our ecosystem as pollinators. Amateur photographer Briggs Geister takes the occasional photo of their beauty on her daily walks. Last month I introduced you to her wonderful photography last month with Briggs' Bees. Now I will share her butterflies and tell you a tale of what one type of butterfly means to me.

It is estimated that 3 billion people in the world wear flip flops. Since they don't last forever they end up in landfills, and worse, in the oceans. The Indian Ocean alone washes many millions of discarded flip flops onto the beaches around Kenya. Artists there have been taking the old footwear and re-purposing them into usable objects -- most fantastically into beautiful animal sculptures.