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Diplomacy Animals: The Yeti
After just eliminating extinct animals from the list, I suppose there is something of a double standard by including a mythical beast. But there is a reason for this (and you’re going to have to read on for that, of course; fascinating, huh?). There are some people who will insist that yeti actually exist. They…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Iguana
Among the range of weird pets, iguanas rank highly for me. I like my pets to be soft and cuddly. Iguanas, fish, tarantulas… no thanks. I can see the attraction, I suppose, in the colourfulness of iguanas. There are two species: the green iguana and the Lesser Antillean iguana, the latter being imaginatively named because…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Honey Badger
What is the most fearless mammal on the planet? Well, OK, as this post is about the honey badger, I suppose that’s a question that I’ve already answered. I guess the wolverine could be the answer, too. Not the bearded guy in yellow and black spandex, but the North American mammal. Although the two are…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Guppy
Guppies are small fish that are less than 7cm long, with females typically longer than males. Because of their diminutive size, they make for easy prey. As is fairly common in many species, the males tend to be show-offs. They’re brightly coloured, which isn’t great for camouflage purposes. Females dull, grey-brown in hue, are less…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Fox
They might be fantastic but foxes in the urban areas of the UK are sometimes called vermin. They’re not, of course, but when they’ve got into your bin (garbage can) and tipped it up looking for that chicken carcass, I get the annoyance. They are also seen as pests by farmers. A fox in the…
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