Basotho Pony: National Animal #3 (Lesotho)
“I bless and thank the big, black horse on whose back I have spent nine hours this day”.
Africa
We Keep Losing the Taillight Shark
And the first time we found it, we missed the best part!
What Killed the Aladdin-Genie Bromance? The Roc!
It’s even ruder than “wishing for more wishes”.
How the Pygmy Sperm Whale Keeps Us in the Dark
It’s not just the name that raises questions.
Barn Swallow: National Animal #1 (Estonia)
A.k.a. secret Soviet subversion!
The Niam-Niam Parrot Would Be a Good Spy
It has a pretty awkward code name, though.
Why Can’t We Talk to Dolphins?
Here’s a whistle-stop tour of human-dolphin communication.
Red Admiral: The Thirty-Year Butterfly Hunt
As a kid I lived on a fairly rough council estate. It was the kind of place where, if you …
Know What a Panther is? No You Don’t
I wouldn’t bet on black, either.
Inaccessible Rail. Ha Ha, What?
Surprisingly not a translation error.
Doberman Pinscher, Or Devil Dog?
It depends on who you ask.
Why the Blue Wildebeest Isn’t Just Background Noise
…or carnivore fodder, for that matter.
Zarafasaura was the puzzle piece that made a puzzle
To be fair, it would have left you in pieces too.
The Volcano Clawed Frog Looks Dormant, But is Complicated Inside
It could do with an explosion, though.
The Scimitar-horned Oryx Likes Near-Desert, Dislikes Near-Extinction
It’s either far too hot or far too polite to fight.
Risso’s Dolphin Likes to Play Rough
It even picks a fight with the argonauts.
It’s Hard to Keep Things Straight With the Ninki-Nanka
Whether it brings life or death, for instance.
The Jumping Spider is Surprisingly Cute for the Worst Thing Ever
It might even recognise you! Wait, does that make it worse…?
Whether Halfling or Hairflinger, the Haflinger is Bred to Survive
Do you know how hard it was typing “Haflinger” instead of “Halfinger”?
Is the Egyptian Nightjar Too Well Disguised?
Or are we just rubbish at spotting innovation?
Coffee and Creatures 