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"Mastering the Art of Avoidance

Background imageAvoiding Collection: European starling flock

European starling flock. Flock of european starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) being chased by a hawk. The formation of large wheeling flocks, which can contain thousands of individuals

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Accumulation of land snails (Euryptyxis labiosa), escaping the desert heat by resting

Accumulation of land snails (Euryptyxis labiosa), escaping the desert heat by resting on a shrubs bark, Ayn Sahnawt, Sultanate of Oman, February

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Der Zechpreller, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg

Der Zechpreller, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Der Zechpreller, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The bill-dodger. A man attempts to leave as a woman grabs his coat. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with shoal of anchovies staying near to avoid predation

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with shoal of anchovies staying near to avoid predation. Los Roques, Venezuela. Caribbean

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Baby Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) kissing a tabby kitten

Baby Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) kissing a tabby kitten

Background imageAvoiding Collection: RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Masking the Medicine, Henry cartoon

Masking the Medicine, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) and Dentex (Dentex sp)

Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) and Dentex (Dentex sp. ) hunting a large school of Sardines (Sardina sp)
Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) and Dentex (Dentex sp.) hunting a large school of Sardines (Sardina sp.), Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Shoal of Lowfin chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis) evading a Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata)

Shoal of Lowfin chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis) evading a Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), Tubuai, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany taking cover beneath his car to avoid darts dropped by a French

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany taking cover beneath his car to avoid darts dropped by a French aeroplane, World War I
6000338 Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany taking cover beneath his car to avoid darts dropped by a French aeroplane, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

Background imageAvoiding Collection: The Broken Fan, 1787-93. Creator: Louis Marin Bonnet

The Broken Fan, 1787-93. Creator: Louis Marin Bonnet
The Broken Fan, 1787-93

Background imageAvoiding Collection: A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series 'Eight Fashionable... c. 1777

A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series "Eight Fashionable... c. 1777
A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series " Eight Fashionable Scenes of the Parlor (Furyu zashiki hakkei)", c. 1777

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Clever mouse avoiding a mousetrap (colour litho)

Clever mouse avoiding a mousetrap (colour litho)
5996105 Clever mouse avoiding a mousetrap (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clever mouse avoiding a mousetrap)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Boy playing a game where he has to try to avoid stepping on eggs while blindfolded (litho)

Boy playing a game where he has to try to avoid stepping on eggs while blindfolded (litho)
6031961 Boy playing a game where he has to try to avoid stepping on eggs while blindfolded (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Metropolitan traffic relief (coloured engraving)

Metropolitan traffic relief (coloured engraving)
560274 Metropolitan traffic relief (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Running to Cover with the Bore Family in Full Cry, c. 1830 (hand-coloured engraving)

Running to Cover with the Bore Family in Full Cry, c. 1830 (hand-coloured engraving)
740532 Running to Cover with the Bore Family in Full Cry, c.1830 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Young Woman Reading a Fashion Magazine, 1914 (screen print)

Young Woman Reading a Fashion Magazine, 1914 (screen print)
2622356 Young Woman Reading a Fashion Magazine, 1914 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Comic postcard, Fish avoids worm and hook Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Fish avoids worm and hook Date: 20th century

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Julius Caesar crossing the Adriatic Sea in a small boat to avoid being captured by pirates

Julius Caesar crossing the Adriatic Sea in a small boat to avoid being captured by pirates (engraving)
5997458 Julius Caesar crossing the Adriatic Sea in a small boat to avoid being captured by pirates (engraving) by French School

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Woman asking her husband for money (colour litho)

Woman asking her husband for money (colour litho)
5999930 Woman asking her husband for money (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman asking her husband for money)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I to enable her to avoid a puddle

Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I to enable her to avoid a puddle (colour litho)
5995916 Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I to enable her to avoid a puddle (colour litho) by Hebblethwaite, S. H

Background imageAvoiding Collection: A transatlantic liner bearing down on fishing boats in the fog (colour litho)

A transatlantic liner bearing down on fishing boats in the fog (colour litho)
2779361 A transatlantic liner bearing down on fishing boats in the fog (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Fleeing the Storm (colour litho)

Fleeing the Storm (colour litho)
2779227 Fleeing the Storm (colour litho) by Prevot-Valeri, Auguste (1857-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleeing the Storm. Painting by Andre Prevot-Valeri. Fuyant l orage)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence (litho)

International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence (litho)
1628669 International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: The new fashioned Phaeton (engraving)

The new fashioned Phaeton (engraving)
560269 The new fashioned Phaeton (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new fashioned Phaeton. Published 1776.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Foster-Wikner Wicko G-AFKS

Foster-Wikner Wicko G-AFKS
Foster-Wikner GM.1 Wicko G-AFKS (msn 6). First registered on 5January 1939 G-AFKS was used by Nash Aircraft Sales Ltd. As a demonstrator and was, at one time, fitted with skis

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Large male Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) standing in shallow waters of the Kronotsky lagoon

Large male Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) standing in shallow waters of the Kronotsky lagoon, away from biting insects. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, July

Background imageAvoiding Collection: The Crowd, 1847. Artist: Robert William Buss

The Crowd, 1847. Artist: Robert William Buss
The Crowd, 1847. Scene showing a cheering crowd looking down Pall Mall, with Wyatts statue of George III behind them at the junction of Pall Mall East and Cockspur Street

Background imageAvoiding Collection: The Puma, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett

The Puma, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
The Puma, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Exploring with Airships

Exploring with Airships
The airship will enable explorers to get to remote places easily and comfortably, avoiding lions and bears though it will not enable them to avoid heat and cold

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Toilet / Loos

Toilet / Loos
TWYFORDs UNITAS combining W.C.basin, urinal and slop sink, avoiding the wetting so objectionable in Closets having permanent seats

Background imageAvoiding Collection: animals, avoidance, avoiding, color image, computer graphic, concept, copy space

animals, avoidance, avoiding, color image, computer graphic, concept, copy space
Elephant walking through doorway

Background imageAvoiding Collection: animals, avoidance, avoiding, business, color image, computer graphic, concept, convention

animals, avoidance, avoiding, business, color image, computer graphic, concept, convention
Elephant walking in convention room

Background imageAvoiding Collection: American Art Deco Playing Card Back - Female bather (1)

American Art Deco Playing Card Back - Female bather (1) Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Three little girls and a mouse on a New Year card

Three little girls and a mouse on a New Year card
Three little girls avoiding a mouse on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Armed against fate and flags by F C Boyle

Armed against fate and flags by F C Boyle
A man out walking his dog realises the only way he can avoid flag sellers in wartime is to go out blindfolded and with headphones on his ears

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Lord Wooltons message to kitchen staff, WW2

Lord Wooltons message to kitchen staff, WW2
Lord Wooltons message to kitchen staff, stressing the importance of well cooked food and the avoidance of waste during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. Davis

Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: details that will help in planning economy during the Second World War, so that fuel rationing can be avoided

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Phil. Ludwig Melem

Phil. Ludwig Melem
PHILIP LUDWIG MELEM Distinguished person, showing considerable ability in his chosen field while, with becoming modesty, avoiding self-advertisement. Date: 1596 - ?

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Boating Parties under Ryōgoku Bridge Edo period

Boating Parties under Ryōgoku Bridge Edo period
Artokoloro

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Mortarmen cover their ears and avert their eyes after firing their 60mm mortar weapons

Mortarmen cover their ears and avert their eyes after firing their 60mm mortar weapons
Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California - Two mortarmen cover their ears and avert their eyes after firing their 60mm mortar weapons system aboard Range 410A here

Background imageAvoiding Collection: The direct-lay method of firing mortars

The direct-lay method of firing mortars
The Marines employed the direct-lay method of firing mortars, which consists of using the mortars sights and using observers to verify range and determine correct impact location

Background imageAvoiding Collection: The new fashioned Phaeton (engraving)

The new fashioned Phaeton (engraving)
XJF872698 The new fashioned Phaeton (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published 1776 ); English, out of copyright

Background imageAvoiding Collection: African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) adult, carefully avoiding Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)

African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) adult, carefully avoiding Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) adult, Kruger N. P
African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) adult, carefully avoiding Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) adult, Kruger N.P. Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, South Africa, November

Background imageAvoiding Collection: DROID aircraft collision avoidance tests C016 / 0599

DROID aircraft collision avoidance tests C016 / 0599
DROID aircraft collision avoidance tests. NASAs Dryden Remotely Operated Integrated Drone (DROID) aircraft in flight during testing of a ground collision avoidance system

Background imageAvoiding Collection: Domestic Cattle, cows, herd standing in water to avoid being bitten by flies, North Dakota, U. S

Domestic Cattle, cows, herd standing in water to avoid being bitten by flies, North Dakota, U. S. A. July
Domestic Cattle, cows, herd standing in water to avoid being bitten by flies, North Dakota, U.S.A. July

Background imageAvoiding Collection: European Hare (Lepus europaeus) two adult males, one jumping to avoid attack from dominant male

European Hare (Lepus europaeus) two adult males, one jumping to avoid attack from dominant male after moving too close to female, Suffolk, England, february



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"Mastering the Art of Avoidance: From European Starling Flocks to Clever Mice" A mesmerizing sight unfolds as a massive flock of European starlings gracefully maneuvers through the sky, skillfully avoiding any collision in their synchronized flight. On that fateful night, as the RMS Titanic met its tragic fate, Charles Lightoller summons all his courage and wit to avoid the icy grip of destiny. In a comical twist, Henry's cartoon depicts how masking the medicine can be an artful dodge for those who are not fond of bitter pills. Underneath the crystal-clear waters off Espiritu Santo Island in Baja California, Mexico, a thrilling chase ensues as leopard grouper and dentex hunt down a large school of sardines, while these agile fish try their best to evade becoming dinner. Witness nature's dance unfold beneath Pacific waves near Tubuai in French Polynesia; shoals of lowfin chub cleverly outmaneuver coral grouper seeking their next meal. Der Zechpreller by Carl Spitzweg captures a scene from mid-late 19th century Germany where one cunning individual tries to avoid paying his bar tab with hilarious consequences. The gentle giant known as the whale shark glides effortlessly through warm ocean currents while anchovies seek refuge close by, forming an unlikely alliance against predation. Love knows no boundaries. A heartwarming moment between a baby grey squirrel and a tabby kitten showcases how even different species can find solace together by avoiding prejudice and embracing affection. Crown Prince Wilhelm takes cover beneath his car during World War I when faced with darts dropped by an enemy plane—a testament to human ingenuity in evading danger amidst chaos. The Broken Fan created by Louis Marin Bonnet tells a tale of delicate beauty shattered but still cherished—an exquisite metaphor for avoiding the pitfalls of life's fragility.