There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
A photo circulating in the media this week of an alligator lurking in the shallow waters of Florida’s Myakka River State Park invites us to reflect on the hypnotic power of eyes in art. Taken in the quarter-light of darkest dusk, just as the semi-aquatic reptile is either lifting its head above or lowering its nostrils below the water’s surface, the photo is poised precariously between physical and psychological states of existence: air and water, waking and dream.