Nature’s Fearless Fighting Machines

Animals fight for a variety of reasons. It may be for play, for space or, most likely, for sexual dominance. Today, the Ark in Space has a great photo essay which features a number of species basically beating the cr*p out of each other. We can't, unfortunately, make the promise that no animals were hurt in the taking of these photographs...

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Jokes So Bad they Will Make You Ho(a)rse

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If you fancy a rather cheesy five minutes then pop over to the Ark in Space.  There are lots of horse jokes to be had over there today together with a gallery of, you guessed it, horses laughing their heads off.  We suspect that it may not be the jokes at which they are laughing - but that is up to you to decide!

The Girl & the Horse

A small girl is crying because there is a hole in her stomach, suddenly a mysterious horse appears and things begin to change…

This lovely animation was created by award winning director Rebecca Manley who was with Slinky Pictures from 2003-2010. She works in a variety of areas including TV, film and commercials and is also an experienced art director, animator, designer, and model-maker.

Her films have been screened at countless national and international festivals including The New York Children's Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Indie Lisboa Portugal, Sputnik Kino Berlin, The Big Cartoon festival Moscow, Rushes Soho Shorts and the Edinburgh festival.

The Girl & the Horse was also shown at the National Gallery London, in conjunction with the 'Stubbs and the Horse' Exhibition. The film was nominated for Best Music and the Public Choice Award at the British Animation Awards 2004. Her first commercial, for Carte Noire coffee, 'Steam' was long-listed for Best Craft and nominated in the Public Choice category at the British Animation Awards 2006.