themes

Tracking Climate Changes
more forest fires

• storms (more hurricanes, Superstorm Sandy)
  
• changes in the animal kingdom: cannibal lobsters; bees (colony collapse syndrome); man o' wars in Spain
  

Are there boundaries between humans and nature that should not be crossed?

• Humans raising certain animals as pets (e.g. Project Nim...
• Humans interacting with certain animals, on a close / intimate basis (e.g. Grizzly Man)

Humans on the edge

Humans against nature

ancient dogs

extraterrestrials

Nature & technology
http://vimeo.com/74065419

Cognitive / communications between humans & animals:
connections between humans and animals, in terms of how we think, communicate, develop language skills

• Talk is cheep! (Mail)
• From the Mouths of Babes & Birds (NY Times)
• Speaking Bonobo (National Geographic)
• Gelada baboons (Global post)
  

Inspirations from nature:

• zombie ants
• biomimicry (bullet train, airplanes, cactus architecture)
• music (Bernie Krause, David Bernstein, etc.)

Animal intelligence & emotions

elephant orchestra