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16 Striking Bat Portraits That Prove They're So Special

: Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation A ghost bat ( Macroderma gigas ) in Australia Image source: Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation A dwarf dog-faced bat ( Molossops temminckii ) from Paraguay Image source: Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation Related: Why Do Bats Never Get Sick?

Get Closer to Nature with These Wonderful Free Apps

Merlin Image source: Merlin If you find the Audubon Bird Guide app a little complicated to use, then Merlin will be perfect for you. Created by the experts at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , Merlin makes searching about birds as fast, simple, and practical, as it can get.

7 Mythical Characters Who Actually Existed

The legendary wizard Merlin may have been a real-life hermit Image source: Wikimedia Commons Merlin the wizard , known for his legendary status as King Arthur's wise advisor, was partially inspired by a real man named Myrddin Wyllt.

15 Enchanting Photos That Will Soothe Your Heart

This seems like a place where King Arthur would have probably hung out with Merlin Location: Sintra, Portugal Image source: Reddit Related: Nature Always Finds a Way – 13 Powerful Pics 10. I can't get over how beautiful this is!

The Legend of King Arthur Is MORE Mysterious Than You Know

Clearly, the Medieval king himself, as well as his cunning wizard Merlin, beautiful wife Guinevere, and even the image of the sword in the stone, Excalibur, all continue to capture the imagination of readers to this day.

14 Cat People and Their Purrfect Pet Lookalikes

Dominic And Merlin (Blue Tabby Maine Coon) Image Source: Gerard Gethings 6. Elisabeth And Angelique (Khao Manee) Image Source: Gerard Gethings 7. Matthew And Hubert (Abyssinian) Image Source: Gerard Gethings [related_articles] 8. Henry and Carlotta Image Source: Gerard Gethings 9.

These Gorgeous Paintings Are the Soul of the Victorian Era

Edward Burne-Jones, The Beguiling of Merlin source 9. William Holman Hunt, The Scapegoat source 10. John Everett Millais, Leisure Hours source 11. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Paolo and Francesca da Rimini source 12. John Collier, Lady Godiva source 13. Frank Bernard Dicksee, Chivalry source 14. 

15 Award-Winning Pet Photos That Will Melt Your Heart

Photo © Merlin Viir. Finalist, Portrait. Image source: Pet Photography Awards 9. Photo © Jaydene Chapman. Finalist, Creative. Image source: Pet Photography Awards 10. Photo © Karin Bruhin. Finalist, Action. Image source: Pet Photography Awards 11. Photo © Saskia Rosebrock. Finalist, Creative.

Let's Take a Walk in Beautiful, Enchanted Woods

Tolkien Puzzlewood has also been the enchanted forest backdrop for filming the fantasy adventures in Merlin and Dr. Who TV series. “Courage is found in unlikely places.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien Part of the special path at Puzzlewood forest. A tranquil scene. This sign marks the entrance to the forest.

Reviving Classic Legends: Howard Pyle's Timeless Paintings

"The Enchanter Merlin" (1903) Image source: Wikimedia Commons Related: Hiroshige Is One Classic Japanese Artist You Must Know! 6. "Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald discussing the Treaty of Peace Paris" (1898) Image source: Wikimedia Commons 7.

These Covert US Government Operations Will Shock You

Operation Merlin During the 1990s, the CIA thought it would be a great idea to try and sabotage the Iranian nuclear program by sending fake nuclear blueprints to Tehran’s scientists via a Russian scientist.

Paul Allen's Collection of WWII Planes Is Staggering!

The P-51 was fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine and had an impressive flying range. Lt. Tordoff was reunited with his former "baby" during a visit to Allen's museum in 2003. 17. Curtiss JN-4 Jenny (United States) Jenny was the brainchild of American engineer, Glenn Curtis.