Citizens of New York and marine biologists, and I expect conservationists, are excited to see bottlenose dolphins showing up in the city’s harbour. They have been drawn to the city by cleaner water and good stocks of Atlantic menhaden (a forage fish described as ‘the …
There is a philosophical discussion taking place on the Internet over a man who punched a seagull to death because it stole one of his chips. The attack happened outside a Wetherspoons pub in Gloucester, UK, last Friday. And, by the way, if you do …
Plastic rings can find their way into the habitats of many wild species where they can do damage and kill animals. The picture on this page is very illustrative of the dangers to wildlife of plastic rings. The very minor inconvenience of cutting a ring …
The Times reports that sailors off the coast of Spain and Portugal have been told to be vigilant about the possibility of attacks on boats by killer whales. A group of orcas are thought to have bashed into two yachts and put them out of …
Scientists have found a suite of bioactive compounds in specific corals and sponges which were secreted and which helped to treat skin problems in dolphins. Some of these secretions had antibacterial properties. And it is said that some of these compounds seem to act like …
This inventive and talented manufacturer from Taiwan who has an active channel on YouTube, Huang Xiaoije, decided to make a goldfish stroller in his workshop. It is technically quite advanced with a clever lighting system so that his exotic goldfish glow in their bubbly and …
Animal advocates will be delighted to hear that Enfield County Council are going to reintroduce the beaver to their London borough as part of their aim to challenge climate change and bolster ecosystems. Beavers were present in London no less than 400 years ago so …
This is a good picture which caught my eye of a police officer in Budapest, Hungary, “arresting” a lonely penguin who was minding his own business marching down the centre of a main highway having escaped from his prison, namely Budapest Zoo. It tickles me …
If the contract is to buy the entire contents of a clam, then the customer is the owner of a pearl inside the clam.
