Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus; Theristicus caudatus; Lophotibis cristata; Eudocimus ruber)

Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Background info: Theristicus caudatus

155th anniversary of Paul Signac (Paul Signac (1863–1935) “Capo di Noli” (detail), 1898; “The Port at Sunset, Saint-Tropez” (detail), 1892; “Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon” (detail), 1890; “Woman with a Parasol” (detail), 1893)

155th anniversary of Paul Signac (Paul Signac (1863–1935) “Women at the Well” (detail), 1892) Background info: “Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon” (detail), 1890

Marine art (Egide Linnig (1821–1860) “Shore landscape with moored sailing boats and a crowded barge” (detail), 1848; Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708) “Coastal scene with a tjalk” (detail), 1697; Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) “Storm at Cape Aya” (detail), 1875; Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707) “The English Ship HamptonCourt in a Gale” (detail), c. 1680)

Marine art (Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) “The Battle of Sinop” (detail), 1853) Background info: Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900), Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708) “Coastal scene with a tjalk” (detail), 1697

180th anniversary of Georges Bizet (Georges Bizet (1838–1875))

180th anniversary of Georges Bizet (Georges Bizet (1838–1875)) Background info: Célestine Galli-Marié (1837–1905) as first Carmen

Asian Games 2018 (Yoshiaki Oiwa won two gold medals in Equestrian; Kensuke Sasaoka won a gold medal in skateboarding; Lin Chaopan won two gold medals and one bronze in Artistic Gymnastics; Jonatan Christie won one gold and one silver medals in badminton)

Asian Games 2018 (Wang Chuqin won 2 gold medals in table tennis) Background info: Kensuke Sasaoka won a gold medal in skateboarding

Towards the Year of the Pig (Year of the Pig 2019)

Towards the Year of the Pig (Year of the Pig 2019)

The greatest painters of Dutch Golden Age (Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) “The Milkmaid” (detail), 1658–1660; Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666) “Portrait of Willem Heythuijsen” (detail), c. 1635; Esaias van de Velde (1587–1630) “A Winter Landscape” (detail), 1623; Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1629–1682) “The Windmill of Wijk bij Duurstede” (detail), c. 1670)

The greatest painters of Dutch Golden Age (Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684) “The Courtyard of a House in Delft” (detail), 1658) Background info: Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) “The Milkmaid” (detail), 1658–1660; Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1629–1682) “The Windmill of Wijk bij Duurstede” (detail), c. 1670

Formula 1 (Lewis Hamilton is considered to be the best driver of his generation; Ferrari F138; Brabham BT52; Sebastian Vettel is a four-time Formula One World Champion)

Formula 1 (Ferrari 156 F1) Background info: Ferrari F138

European speed trains (Eurostar e320; TGV; ÖBB Railjet; GMB Class 71)

European speed trains (Frecciarossa 1000) Background info: ÖBB Railjet, TGV

Octopus (Octopus cyanea; Octopus vulgaris; Enteroctopus dofleini)

Octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis) Background info: Octopus cyanea

Condors (Vultur gryphus; Gymnogyps californianus)

Condors (Vultur gryphus)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Owls (Lophostrix cristata; Asio flammeus; Bubo scandiacus, Otus gurneyi)

Owls (Athene brama) Background info: Bubo scandiacus, Otus gurneyi

BIODIVERSITY OF MALDIVES III (Sharks) (Carcharhinus melanopterus; Nebrius ferrugineus; Stegostoma fasciatum; Triaenodon obesus)

BIODIVERSITY OF MALDIVES III (Sharks) (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Background info: Stegostoma fasciatum, Rhincodon typus

BIODIVERSITY OF MALDIVES III (Fishes) (Pomacanthus imperator; Cephalopholis argus; Balistoides conspicillum; Acanthurus lineatus)

BIODIVERSITY OF MALDIVES III (Fishes) (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) Background info: Chaetodon melannotus, Cephalopholis miniata

Marine life – local