animals
Here’s a brief diversion. On Twitter, I learn that Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in South Wales have spent £190,000 on a set of three dormice bridges designed to allow the rodents to cross a new major bypass [...]
Almost every sentence of this story is misleading: Parrot’s oratory stuns scientists. A parrot with a fairly above-average ability to mimic human language, no doubt after years of training by a dedicated owner, is entertaining, but not ground-shattering, and no reason for any scientists to be stunned or have to revise any theories. The claim [...]
On the way to and from work each day, I keep being overtaken by these kids gliding past me. The first time I did a double take, but then I realised that they were wearing shoes with wheels in the bottoms of them – a kind of trainer-cum-rollerskate. Judging by the number I’ve seen, these [...]
A huge ‘wildlife visitor experience’ called Biota! is to be built in East London, the BBC reports. The attraction is a project of the Zoological Society of London charity, which also runs London Zoo, and is due to open in 2008. The site, which will be the size of 5 football pitches, will be home [...]
On Monday I went to London Zoo for the first time since I was little. There was no real occasion for going, we just decided it would be fun. As the schools have gone back, the summer is pretty much over, and the weather was so-so, the zoo was almost empty. I was amazed at [...]