Monthly Archives: March 2017

The Evolution Underground

Posted on March 29, 2017 by twilightbeasts

My daughter froze. She had just been hopping across the coarse, sun-baked sand bank to paddle and splash in the cold, clear River Teign. Giggling, she skipped back across the gravely sand, where she would turn and repeat the process, as … Continue reading →

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No Bullwinkle

Posted on March 15, 2017 by twilightbeasts

On Twilight Beasts you will hopefully have seen some of the amazing mummified animals of the Pleistocene. Some of these mummies may even be like old familiar friends to you: the woolly mammoths Lyuba, Buttercup, Khroma, Dima, Yuka, and Mascha, … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Birds

Posted on March 8, 2017 by twilightbeasts

I grew up in an area on the shoulder of a forested mountain, beside a series of lakes which are speckled with modern crannogs, replacements of ancient originals which are long gone. The shores and islets are rich in birdlife, … Continue reading →

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