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Billionaire Tom Kaplan Auctions Rare Rembrandt Lion Drawing for $18M to Help Save the Animal it Depicts

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Billionaire Tom Kaplan Auctions Rare Rembrandt Lion Drawing for M to Help Save the Animal it Depicts

Schatborn, Peter. “Young Lion Resting” (2017). In The Leiden Collection Catalogue, 4th ed. via Sotheby’s Yesterday, Sotheby’s oversaw the record $18 million sale of a drawing by Rembrandt: one of 6 drafts he made of lions, and the only one to have resided in private hands. Those hands belong to Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan and … Read more

‘Nairobi Birdman’ Rescues Helpless Birds in Kenya, Giving Them a Home He Never Had

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‘Nairobi Birdman’ Rescues Helpless Birds in Kenya, Giving Them a Home He Never Had

– credit, Nairobi Birdman The “Nairobi Birdman” is filling gaps in Kenyan bird conservation on the streets of the country’s biggest city. Seen around town with an injured kite perched on his head, it’s just one of dozens that Rodgers Oloo Magutha has nursed back to health. These have included pigeons, storks, owls, and other … Read more