University gallery explores world of ancient Egyptian and Sudanese animals – News

Plowing and harvesting in the afterlife, from the Book of the Dead of Bakhenkhons

This spring the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum presents, Creatures of the Nile. The exciting exhibition explores the fascinating position of animals held in ancient Egyptian and Sudanese society and culture.

On from Saturday 4 May – Saturday 5 October 2024, Creatures of the Nile features more than 250 objects, many of which have never been on public display. Highlights include one of the earliest known depictions of a domesticated dog, a sheet from the 3,500-year-old Book of the Dead and a bronze statue which entombed a mummified cat. Exhibited objects come from the collections of the University

Calls for animal-proof waste bins as bears wake from hibernation

A mother and daughter’s efforts to improve garbage management and mitigate bear interactions in their Vancouver Island community is gaining traction as bears begin their sleepy emergence from hibernation.

Andrea Miller and her 16-year-old daughter, Alaina, have been calling on homeowners in View Royal — a suburb of Victoria — to better secure their garbage bins following the death of a mother black bear in their community last June.

“It was a really devastating day,” Alaina told CBC’s All Points West last week.

After numerous reports of the bear accessing “attractants” like food and garbage from insecure bins, the animal