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Diplomacy Animals: The Quail
When you have wings that work but run away from danger there’s something wrong with you. Quail can fly, but it isn’t easy for them. They’re just not very aerodynamic. Smaller wings, plump bodies… not a great mix. They therefore tend to stay on the ground and run from danger. And they’ve managed to adapt…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Penguin
The animal that is most likely to be allowed entrance to a formal event, the penguin – at least the king penguin – would get in. Penguins seem to be seen as one of the comedy animals of the world. Perhaps pandas, and even red pandas (that aren’t related to pandas at all), come close…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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