Evolving Art Series 12
Nature's Message in Cryptobiology
Cryptobiology is the study of cryptids , creatures around which myths exist but whose current existence has never been verified. Some famous cryptids include bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, Abominable Snowman, the Kapre,* and not the least, the biblical Dragon.
Dr Abe V Rotor
Cryptobiology items on display at the Living with Nature Center,
San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
Organisms are alike or different. It's biological and natural, but man has taken evolution into his hands, playing the role of God through science and technology, creating Dolly the Sheep, and many more Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs.
Strange creatures when we first see them, tame them the second time around, re-creating them next on film and on screen in the likes of Godzilla and King Kong, and now through robotics and make-believe versions for more entertainment and profit.
Author (center) and guests from the teaching profession display "Nature's Trophies" made of driftwood at the Living with Nature Center, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
We are changing the conditions of life on earth, polluting the air, land and water, in effect modifying the way organisms live through induced mutation, forced migration, disturbing their natural interactions in the food web, worst their very existence as species.
Dimorphism in Nature
Phenomenon, not the least,
past and present,
plant or animal or protist,
same though different.
Sea Urchin Tree
Take a close look at the thorny cherry;
it's a sea urchin, part of tree,
a hybrid creature you may not agree;
a living specimen to see.
Womb of a Tree
Si Malakas at Maganda in Philippine mythology
is a popular folktale and children's story;
the tree as habitat in the realm of biology,
now twisted into false and horror movie.
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