Monthly Archives: March 2016

Eye of the beholder

Posted on March 30, 2016 by twilightbeasts

By looks alone there are many animals that do not win our hearts. People don’t coo over wasps; vultures are grotesque; don’t get me started on elephant seals. Sadly this is due to what we see as beautiful. David Hume, the … Continue reading →

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The Bear from Clare – new evidence for an early human presence in late Pleistocene Ireland

Posted on March 21, 2016 by twilightbeasts

Many people know at least something of the gradual flooding of the palaeolandscape of Doggerland, off the east coast of Britain. They have a pretty good idea of how the sea encroached on that early European land bridge from around … Continue reading →

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Going underground

Posted on March 4, 2016 by twilightbeasts

South America is a place full of stories about mysterious beasts. Standing seven feet tall, with long red hair and big sharp claws, tales of the mapinguari, have been passed down in South American Indian folklore. An odd tapir/jaguar hybrid … Continue reading →

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