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Visualizing The Honey Bee Extinction via dhgisme

User interface and data visualization design firm FFunction created this infographic to visualize the severe decline of the honey bee population (Colongy Collapse Disorder) over the last 5 years, how it affects us, and why it matters.

Why should we care? According to the infographic, bee-pollinated crops account for 1/3 of our diet and represent $15-$20 billion of crops annually.

Often overlooked is the impact that Colony Collapse Disorder has on the bee keepers. This is the one thing that I wish had been included in this visualization.

If you are interested in reading more about the economics of bee keeping check out Josh Levin’s excellent post on GoodEater Collaborative:
Urban Honey Economics: Can You Beat The Stock Market With A Rooftop Swarm?

via Fast Company & We Love Data Vis

Original Article

via kmackay

The Very Japanese Art of Growing Perfect Apples

ZORSE

It’s pretty much my favorite animal. It’s like a lion and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic. 

crookedindifference:

Do All Apes Look Alike?

Photographer James Mollison shows us 40 straight-on mugshots of various species of apes. Together, we can see the physical differences in, and dare I say, variety of personalities?

This pigeon is drinking from a public waterfountain on a Portland street corner. Smart bird.

thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: The Horton Plains slender loris, a sub-species of the Red Slender Loris thought extinct, has been photographed for the very first time by a team of researchers from the Zoological Society of London working in Sri Lanka.

The creature has been spotted four times since 1937, but a close-quarters examination has never been properly conducted.

[natgeo / bbc.]