Real men (and women) recycle

“I haven’t seen anything like this before” said a scientist, but then maybe he doesn’t get out much… “They do have very very complicated biology” said a scientist. A sea slug that is able to detach, re-grow and then re-use its penis has surprised scientists.  

Ralph Underhill cartoon

    Did you see the last Attenborough programme of the series on Africa?  I missed it on Wednesday (being in an Edinburgh hotel which did not have BBC2 !!) so I’ll be watching Sunday’s repeat. Here are some links to the ivory trade: BBC (Gabon’s forest elephants), eleaid (Asian elephants), National Geographic, Bloodyivory, Centre…

Cartoon – by Ralph Underhill

  I’ve never given the RSPCA any money as far as I can remember. I followed the controversy over their prosecution (successful prosecution) of the Heythrop Hunt with only a little bit of interest.  I certainly didn’t think ‘What a shocking thing for the RSPCA to do’. But when Simon Hart, ex chief executive of…

Cartoon and bits and pieces

Apologies for the non-appearance of yesterday’s blog – I wrote it and then pushed the wrong button (and then spent a lot of time driving on snowy roads). Is it snowy enough for you? Imagine its impact on wildlife. A week tomorrow it is Big Garden Birdwatch – time to get those bird feeders filled…