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50 kg millipede roamed in equatorial Great Britain 326 million years ago

Monster millipede of 326 million years ago in Britain

The experts have told us that giant millipedes as long as a car weighing 50 kg roamed across Great Britain 326 million years ago, which at...

December 21, 2021 by MikeB history

Dogs are omnivores as confirmed by their Bronze Age diet

Bronze Age dogs buried as pets allowing scientists to analyse their bones to discover that they were vegans

A recent study found that when humans transferred from being hunter-gatherers to farming their pet dogs’ diet changed from meat to plant-based foods. When grey wolves...

April 8, 2021 by MikeB History

Dog domestication started 23,000 years ago

A lot of work has been done on when the first wolf was domesticated to become a domestic dog. The scientists behind a recent study believe...

January 26, 2021 by MikeB history 0

Some facts about megalodon

Here are some facts about megalodon. This is an ancient shark, also called ‘megatooth’. They gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans. The babies...

January 11, 2021 by MikeB Marine wildlife 0

3 facts about ‘geldings’

Here are 3 facts about geldings; the word ‘gelding’ and the derivative ‘gelded’. Meaning The word “gelding” refers to a colt (a weaned male horse until...

January 4, 2021 by MikeB Horses

Humans ate all the great auk eggs

The great auk was persecuted to extinction by humankind many years ago. Excessive hunting was the main cause and it is said that the last great...

January 1, 2021 by MikeB Birds

Hag-ridden horses and people

This is a very old saying based on superstition and it appears that the phrase “hag-ridden” applies to both people and horses. A hag-ridden person is...

December 24, 2020 by MikeB Horses 0

Why do we call a bad dream a nightmare?

A Swiss artist, Henry Fuseli (7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) is the person who introduced a female horse, a mare, into the description of...

December 20, 2020 by MikeB history 1

When were dogs first domesticated?

The best scientists in the world don’t know for sure when dogs were first domesticated (or where). I think the question is incorrectly formulated. It should...

December 5, 2020 by MikeB history

Theory on why dinosaurs developed long necks

Scientists have come to a neat theory as to why some of the best-known dinosaurs evolved into having such enormously long necks. And when you think...

November 18, 2020 by MikeB Evolution

Kerr Sharpe-Young of Blistered Fingers finds 3 million-year-old seal fossil

The rock musician, Kerr Sharpe-Young, 28, of Blistered Fingers has discovered a 3 million-year-old seal fossil in a large boulder while exploring a beach in New...

November 12, 2020 by MikeB Marine wildlife

Reason why animals today are much smaller than in the days of dinosaurs

I will very briefly tell you why animals today are much smaller than they were in the days of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are reptiles i.e. cold-blooded. They...

November 7, 2020 by MikeB History

Sociable mammals existed almost 76 million years ago

Background Scientists had once thought that sociable mammals only came into being after the dinosaurs became extinct about 66 million years ago. They also thought that...

November 3, 2020 by MikeB History

Spitz-type dogs were bred for wool

The primary reason for the existence of dogs and cats nowadays is that they are companions to humans. They entertain us, make us happier and more...

November 2, 2020 by MikeB working dogs

Origin of American Indian horses

The origin of the American Indian horses are horses brought over by “Spanish intruders” from Europe to the New World. Columbus took 30 horses to America...

October 26, 2020 by MikeB Horses