The giant panda is also known as the panda bear, bamboo bear,
or in
Chinese as Daxiongmao, the large bear cat. Pi or Pixiu are also names
used
in ancient China to describe the giant panda. The giant panda has a
special
place in Chinese cultural lore, as many qualities and characteristics
of
the panda are qualities revered by Chinese society as a whole. A set of
15 icons.
Of all the animals the Inuit traditionally hunt, Nanuk, the
polar bear,
and the largest living carnivore on Earth, is the most prized. To pay
respect
to Nanuk's soul (tatkok), the hunter hangs up the polar bear skin in an
honoured place in his igloo for several days. A set of 17 icons.
Tumbling and racing and climbing the chairs, and tiny ones
climbing
the drapes and the stairs, then out to the kitchen for something to
eat,
Whoops! -- to the sand box with quick little feet! There they go
racing,
their toys to pursue, our throw rugs go flying and land all askew! Then
suddenly tired and cuddly and sweet, they're happily curled and snug at
your feet! A set of 47 icons.
Crashing surf propels her, pushing her to heated sand. She
responds
to generations, one hundred million linked together, year over year. A
set of 10 icons.
Tiger, Tiger, burning bright in the forests of the night. What
immortal
hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or
skies burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What
the hand, dare seize the fire? A set of 14 icons.
In the silence of the north the wolf's lonely howl summons a
primeval
longing for unity with nature. The mother Earth, the father Sky hear
the
lonely song. A set of 26 icons.
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