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Animals which lurk in the rain forest
Michela Ciappini2013
The Sand Museum
Fukube-cho, Yuyama 2083-17, Japan
There are many different kinds of animals living in the hot and humid rainforests of Southeast Asia. According to the theory of continental drift, animals from different shifting continents moved to this region and thrived in harmony. However, due to excessive hunting and the development of civilization there are now species in danger of extinction, such as the clouded leopard or the Sumatran rhinoceros.
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- Title: Animals which lurk in the rain forest
- Creator: Michela Ciappini
- Creator Nationality: Italy
- Creator Gender: female
- Date: 2013
- Physical Location: Tottori City, Japan
- Provenance: THE SAND MUSEUM
- Type: Sand Sculpture
- External Link: http://www.sand-museum.jp/
- 作品解説 / Object Note (Japanese): 東南アジア広域に分布する高温多湿な熱帯雨林には、数多くの動物たちが生息している。大陸移動説によると偉大な地球のいとなみの中で異なる大陸から移り住んできた動物たちがこの地で遭遇し、共生と繁栄を繰り返してきた。しかし、乱獲や文明の発展と共に、ウンピョウやスマトラサイなど、絶滅の危機に瀕している動物たちもいる。
- 作品タイトル / Object Title (Japanese): 熱帯雨林の潜む動物たち
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