He is a splendid animal, large, confident and charismatic.
It even has splendid animal masks and puppets, designed by Barbara Pollitt.
At one point in the movie "Dersu Uzala," a tiger stalks Arsenyev's party, and the Siberian tiger used for the scene was a splendid animal, all liquid motion and snarling growls.
There is nothing beautiful about seeing a splendid animal reduced to a punctured carcass.' But my editor insisted that I go again, and I did, and I was hooked".
Certain poetical passages of the Bible refer to a strong and splendid horned animal called reʾem.
Don't miss: Yes, the animals are splendid (you'll find a special place in your heart for Cruz, rescued, blind, as a sea lion pup).
The Times was more ambivalent, and made the first comparison between Rin Tin Tin and Strongheart: "This dog engages in a pantomimic struggle that is not always impressive, at least not nearly as realistic as the work of Strongheart," but adding that Rin Tin Tin "is a remarkable animal, with splendid eyes and ears, and he seems to be wondering what all this acting is about".
Another example of a symbolic interior created for a specific purpose is the Roman hunting lodge, Piazza Amerina, in Sicily, which has splendid murals and floors depicting animals and hunting.
His non-realistic, midnight-blue animals form a splendid crew and we watch with satisfaction as the whites of the little bear's eyes get blearier with each beautifully executed page.
