Category: animals

cuttlefish: even the name sounds sneaky

This has been a bit of a weird predicament for me, but finally I can do something. I knew that The Munich Times had some intriguing articles in the Science section, but they were only in the print edition. I wanted to talk about them, but not until they’d been put online. Well, for some… Continue reading cuttlefish: even the name sounds sneaky

the Eisheilge and other curiosities

Couldn’t find anything in English about the Eisheilige, so at least until the bots find this corner of the web, this’ll be the lone English explanation. Not sure I like the pressure. The Eisheilige could be translated as ‘icy holy days‘, and I’ve also heard these days called the gestrenge Männer (‘strict men‘). It’s a… Continue reading the Eisheilge and other curiosities

is like an inverse sandwich

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuf2nvDWCJY] ‘Tell me have you seen the marvelous breadfish Swimming in the ocean waters? Have you seen that the marvelous breadfish Is like an inverse sandwich For fishermen and sharks?’ There’s no explanation for my fascination with this, but I’ve been watching and listening to it for more than an hour and I can’t… Continue reading is like an inverse sandwich

All Things Goat

I know it’s been mentioned here before, but I have somehow backed into being some sort of authority on goats. Stalling for time, I posted a photo of me with some goats and slapped the title ‘You Can’t Always Expect Goats‘ on it. Little did I know that after I pressed ‘publish’ I would be… Continue reading All Things Goat

swooping down from the hills and collapsing to the ground

After the ‘man who sawed off his own foot’ post, I could probably take the rest of the week off. Until now, I haven’t been one of those ‘blog everyday’ sorts. Yet sometimes the goings on in the world just keep serving up things that need to be mentioned. What could possibly follow up the… Continue reading swooping down from the hills and collapsing to the ground

We’re going to the zoo

Do you remember Knut? This was not simply a German phenomenon. He became news around the world. Born in late 2006, Knut brought record numbers of visitors flocking to an already popular zoo. The story was compelling, because he was rejected by his mother and raised primarily by his handler Thomas Dörflein, who sadly died… Continue reading We’re going to the zoo