{"id":3364,"date":"2018-01-27T19:27:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:20:47","slug":"variations-on-a-theme-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/01\/27\/variations-on-a-theme-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Variations on a theme: evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"27783168559_c728772c11_k\"This week’s topic is variations on a theme<\/a>. This made me think of a recent visit to the Paris Natural History Museum where all sorts of species are presented. Some are fake plastic replicas, some are – quite realistic – stuffed animals like these North African lions (extinct).\u00a0\"39559401531_ab9e46898e_k\"A Hyena, not yet extinct nor endangered but diminishing numbers.\"39559399101_98ffc1fca0_k\"\"38663401465_e8feb1892f_k\"As to elephants it’s a complete disaster. Let’s not mention it. Here an African elephant.\"38850583754_8ff1489a72_k\"Sperm Whales aren’t performing any better<\/a>. And this isn’t new. I found this humongous character rather intimidating. Well, that’s where the variations on a theme comes in. Almost none of the species we saw there were in good shape. Almost all of them are either diminishing, or extinct or endangered. I found it depressing that our grandchildren might never be able to see even a film with those animals. Boy! What have we done to this Earth?!<\/p>\n