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Caligari is a German silent horror film, first In the news

released on 26 February 1920. It was directed by Robert
Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer.
Considered the quintessential work of German
Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of an insane hypnotist
(Werner Krauss) who uses a somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) to
commit murders. The film features a dark and twisted visual
style. The sets have sharp-pointed forms, oblique and curving
lines, and structures that lean and twist in unusual angles. The
film's design team, Hermann Warm, Walter Reimann and Walter
Röhrig, recommended a fantastic, graphic style over a
naturalistic one. With a violent and insane authority figure as its
antagonist, the film expresses the theme of brutal and irrational
authority. Considered a classic, it helped draw worldwide
attention to the artistic merit of German cinema and had a major
influence on American films, particularly in the genres of horror
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The Cape ground

squirrel (Xerus inauris) is a
medium-sized rodent native to
South Africa, Namibia and
Botswana. They live in social
groups of up to three adult
females and several sub-adults.
The species mainly
inhabits arid or semi-
arid areas, preferring velds and
grasslands with compact soil,
and can also be found in scrub,
on floodplains and in
agricultural areas. Males live
independently, only joining
groups when there is a female
in estrus. Ever alert to danger,
they can drive off predators
such as snakes by engaging
in mobbing behavior.
This picture shows two Cape
ground squirrels photographed
in the Namib desert
near Solitaire, Namibia.
Photograph credit: Hans Hillewaert

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