Tag Archives: reindeer

It’s Miller-time

Posted on February 8, 2018 by twilightbeasts

“Life itself is a school, and Nature always a fresh study.” Hugh Miller, “My Schools & Schoolmasters”, 1854 Hugh Miller. Almost before I was aware of who I was, I was aware of who he was. From just after birth … Continue reading →

Posted in Irish Elk, red deer, Reindeer | Tagged ammonites, Aurochs, Black Isle, Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus, Cromarty, Dama dama, Eurypterids, Fallow Deer, Giant Deer, Hugh Miller, lynx, Megaloceros giganteus, Rangifer tarandus, red deer, reindeer, Roe Deer | 4 Comments

A very brief introduction to mammoths

Posted on July 18, 2017 by twilightbeasts

I was in Los Angeles when I first saw him. I stood in his shadow as he towered above me. I didn’t feel fear. Or panic. I felt awe despite being dwarfed. Light bounces off each bone, highlighting the curves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbian Mammoth, Deinotherium, Gompothere, Mastodon, Palaeoloxodon, Steppe Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth | Tagged African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, Asian Elephant, Cave Lion, Columbian Mammoth, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Dolphin, Dorothea, Dorothea Bate, Elephas maximus indicus, Elephas maximus maximus, Eliphantidae, Fosters Rule, Giant Deer, Gompothere, Homo neander, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homotherium, Ichthyosaur, La Brea Tar, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis, Mammoth, Mammoth Steppe, Mammuthus, Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus lamarmorai, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mastodon, Moeritherium, Neanderthal, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Primelephas, Proboscidea, Pygmy Mammoth, reindeer, Sabre tooth cat, Sardinian Dwarf Mammoth, Southern Mammoth, Steppe Mammoth, Straight Tusked elephants, The African Mammoth, Tori Herridge, TrowelBlazers, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly rhinoceros, Zygolophodon | 21 Comments

The Devil on the mountain

Posted on June 27, 2017 by twilightbeasts

When hiking high in the Alps you may encounter the devil himself. Or so claims Swiss naturalist and mountaineer Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799), when he writes, that one will be only ‘in the company of the devil,…’ if climbing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cave art, Chamois | Tagged Alpine-Chamois, Alps, Apenninic-Chamois, Bjorn Kurten, Cave of La Pasiega, Chamois, De Saussure, Devli, Gamsgebirg, Goat, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Ibex, Lion, Mammoth, Pyrenean-Chamois, reindeer, Riss glaciation, Rupicapra, Rupicapra (pyrenaica) ornata, Rupicapra pyrenaica, Rupicapra rupicapra, UNgulate | 1 Comment

The most (and least) read blog posts of 2016

Posted on January 2, 2017 by twilightbeasts

A huge thank you to all our readers for another wonderful year of Twilight Beasts! For some reason we didn’t receive our annual ‘summary of’ breakdown, so we shall pull it together for you! Thank you for all your continued … Continue reading →

Posted in Brown Bear, Celebrate!, Giant Ground Sloth, Giant Maltese Dormice, Homo sapiens, Hyena, Kauri tree, moa, Pudu, Reindeer | Tagged American Hyena, Brown Bear, Giant Ground Sloth, Giant Japanese Duck, Giant Maltese Dormouse, Homo sa, Kauri tree, moa, Pudu, reindeer | 1 Comment

From the bones of giants

Posted on July 31, 2015 by twilightbeasts

One day in 1443, a mason chiselled the letters “A. E. I. O. U.” on a giant bone which hung from the gates of the bustling city of Vienna. The mason was not making sure they never forgot their vowels … Continue reading →

Posted in Cave art | Tagged Acheulean Industry, Ayla, Bison, cave art, Horse, Jan Freedman, Jean Auel, Jondalar, Knapping, löwenmensch, Mammoth, reindeer, Woolly Mammoth | 6 Comments

A test of time

Posted on July 10, 2015 by twilightbeasts

Nothing beats the thrill of holding a fossil in the palm of my hand. Feeling the smooth cold surface gently resting on the top of my bare skin instantly transports me back to the time that creature was alive: for … Continue reading →

Posted in foraminifera | Tagged Axial Tilt, Eccentricity, foram, Foraminifera, glacial period, Hippopotamus, Hyena, interglacial period, Jan Freedman, marine isotope record, Milankovic Cycles, oxygen isotope, Precession, reindeer, Sunspots, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly rhinoceros | 10 Comments

T’was the night before Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by twilightbeasts

Head held down, the reindeer forced itself forwards. A strong, icy wind blasted against it’s thick hide. Straining to hear in the howling storm, there was no sign of the herd. Some moments earlier it had become separated from the group. Something had startled … Continue reading →

Posted in Reindeer | Tagged Alces alces, Arctic hare, Arctic lemming, Capreolus capreolus, Caribou, Cave Lion, Cervus elaphus, Clement Moores, Cueva de las Monedas, Dama dama, Devon, Elk, Fallow Deer, Father Christmas, Giant Deer, Horse, Hyena, Irish Elk, Kents Cavern, Lascaux Caves, Last Glacial Maximum, leopard, Mammoth, Mammoth Steppe, Megaloceros giganteus, Montastruc, musk ox, Plymouth, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer, Roe Deer, Rudolf, Sabre tooth cat, Santa, Wolf, Woolly rhinoceros | 10 Comments

Crash of the Titans

Posted on July 30, 2014 by twilightbeasts

Rhinoceros are magnificent beasts. Their muscular and armored bodies sit on top of thick, stocky, legs giving these animals a literally awesome sense of power. Their massive heads, topped with it’s unique horn creates an ancient, almost mythical, persona to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Woolly Rhinoceros | Tagged Bison, Black Rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, Christol’s rhinoceros, Coelodonta antiquitatis, Dicerorhins hemitoechus, Dicerorhinus etruscus, Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis, Dicerorhinus megarhinus, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Diceros bicornis, Etruscan rhinoceros, Homo sapiens, Indian Rhinoceros, Javan Rhinoceros, Merck’s rhinoceros, reindeer, Rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros unicornis, Steppe rhinoceros, Sumatran Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, woolly mammoths, Woolly rhinoceros | 20 Comments

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