‘Blue’ is thought to be the first reindeer born in England since the last ice age, up to 10,000 years ago. His parents, and the dad just had to be called Rudolph, were imported into England from Scandinavia in 2008 and little boy Blue was born on May 1st 2010.
Parade of gnashers
Don’t know about ‘dark alley’ but don’t think I would fancy meeting any of these in any sort of space under any lighting conditions. 10 Most Diabolical Fish on Earth
New species
Borneo is home to a number of unique species of flora and fauna and new ones are being discovered all the time. This article shows a few of the creatures discovered since 2007 and includes an amazing stick insect as well as snakes, frogs and fish. A lung-less frog and a slug that shoots love darts: Just two of the …
It was THIS big
The river Ebro in Spain is renowned for its big fish, catfish to be accurate, and an eighteen year old student from the UK has now joined that elite of just 30 UK and 300 European anglers who have managed to catch a freshwater fish over 200 pounds. This magnificent critter weighed in at 211 pounds and was only 15 …
Cracking photos
In between riveting revelations about so-called celebrities managing to get dressed in a morning unaided (except for a camera crew, dietician, makeover artists and publicist of course), the DM does manage to keep coming up with some pretty good wildlife photos. Here are two recent ones: First Moments of Life and Diving with Sperm Whales. Anything that eats colossal squid for …
Early breeders
The first goslings of spring, five fluffy little Egyptian Geese.