Common American Shrew Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 stanely turner east to Persia

east to Persia

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Galle (modern-day population: approximately 99

was inaugurated in 1890

while river systems—including the Axios and Aliakmonas—are set as vital threads through Macedonia and Thessaly

Common American Shrew Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 stanely turner east to PersiaScallops aquaticus, Common American Shrew Mole. Natural size. Male & Female. by John Woodhouse Audubon (1845) captures a moment when art and science moved in step across the 19th century American frontier. The son of the famed naturalist painter John James Audubon, John Woodhouse here pairs careful anatomy with an elegant composition: two compact, velvety moles, posed for comparison, rest against a pale ground with a soft rural vistarolling green