Walking stick stick. In addition to its value as a decorative accessory, it also continued to fulfil some of the function of the sword as a weapon. The standard cane was rattan with a rounded metal grip. The clouded cane was made of malacca (rattan stems) and showed the patina of age: Some canes had specially weighted metalwork. Other types of wood, such as hickory, are equally suitable. Various staffs of office derived from walking sticks or staffs are used by both western and eastern Christian churches. In Islam the walking stick ('Asa) is considered a Sunnah and Muslims are encouraged to
Walking with Beasts Walking with Beasts Walking with Beasts (Walking with Prehistoric Beasts in North American releases) is a 2001 six-part television documentary miniseries, produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. It is the second installment of the Walking With... series and a sequel to "Walking with Dinosaurs". "Beasts" takes place after the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago depicted in "Walking with Dinosaurs", and recreates animals of the Cenozoic with computer-generated imagery and animatronics. Like "Dinosaurs", its narrative is presented in the style of a traditional nature documentary. Some of the concepts it illustrates are the evolution of whales, horses,