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  • Diplomacy Animals: The Ostrich

    The largest bird on the planet, and how does an ostrich defend itself? By burying it’s head in the sand, apparently. Well, this is something of a myth. To avoid danger, an ostrich will lower itself to the ground and make itself as flat as possible. The chances are, if an ostrich appears to have…

  • Diplomacy Animals: The Leech

    From the most awwwwww-inducing of animals to probably the most ewwwwww-inducing! Leeches are blood-sucking animals. They attach themselves to their victims through suckers on their body then bite into the victim, leaving a triangular incision. You might not know one has got its teeth into you because they secrete an anaesthetic. Their saliva also has…

  • Diplomacy Animals: The MeerKat

    Forget guard dogs, if you want an animal that watches out for you, meerkats are the way to go. The meerkat is smaller than most of the other species in its family, the mongooses (yes, mongooses, not mongeese). In India, mongooses have been known to fight off cobra. Meerkats tend not to come across cobras…

  • Diplomacy Animals: The Koala

    Of all the cute, cuddly animals in the world, the koala is probably the most awwwww-inducing. After all, if any animal looks like a plush toy, it’s the koala. Koalas are marsupials: they have a pouch into which the live young have to climb immediately after birth. Which is a pretty tough start to life.…

  • Diplomacy Animals: The Urechis unicinctus

    Again, not a fish, but creatures in the sea tend to be called ‘fish’ whether they like it or not. This particular creature wouldn’t like one of its common names at all. I did some research into the animal. Yes, I do research. Google’s AI avoided one alternative common name, which is one of those…