[inspic=65,right,,thumb]A huge rescue effort is in operation near Battersea Bridge on the Thames, London.The Northern Bottle Nosed Whale was first seen on Friday morning and was later seen swiming past teh Houses of Parlement. During the night, experts were hoping it would have moved back down the Thames towards the sea, and an unconfirmed report near Greenwich seemed promising, but at first light today the whale was sighted again near Battersea.
“Holoprosencephaly” causes facial deformities, according to the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke – or is it a fake? What ever it is, this is a weird looking kitten indeed. Traci Allen says the kitten she named Cy, short for Cyclops, was born the night of Dec. 28 with the single eye and no nose.
Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through. The pigs are transgenic, created by adding genetic material from jellyfish into a normal pig embryo. The researchers hope the pigs will boost the island’s stem cell research, as well as helping with the study of [...]
An unusual clash between a 6-foot (1.8m) alligator and a 13-foot (3.9m) python has left two of the deadliest predators dead in Florida’s swamps.
The Burmese python tried to swallow its fearsome rival whole but then exploded. The remains of the two giant reptiles were found by astonished rangers in the Everglades National Park.
Mystery species discovered in Borneo WWF researchers have discovered a mysterious new creature in the dense central forests of Borneo. The animal, a mammal slightly larger than a domestic cat with dark red fur and a long, bushy tail, was photographed twice by a camera trap at night. There are still a number of stages to go through before the animal can be officially classed as new to science, but at this stage it is [...]
So what’s been happening this week? Well I don’t know about you, but I seem to have miss-placed most of it – its zipped by so fast that I didn’t even realise it was Saturday until a few hours ago. But I guess it’s subjective and for some of you the week probably dragged, and still feels like Monday? Ah, I’m digressing, again… time for some news.
With the resent wave of TV programs and tabloid interest in all things weird, it seems that more and more people are believing in monsters, ufo’s, ghosts and previously poo-pooed subjects, but why? Are we all so totally fed up with reality TV and stories of war that we need something new to stimulate our tiny minds? Maybe? But I think this is an exciting time, if more people are looking for these things, the greater the chance of actually finding something tangible, and the more evidence they find the more they will want to look. But it’s interesting how we can swing from cynic to believer so quickly. More than half of the UK population believe in UFOs, and a staggeringly large amount of Americans are convinced the US Government are in contact or in league with Aliens. Are they? Should we be worried?
Six Beavers have been released into the wild near South Cerney, Gloucestershire (UK). This marks their return after they where hunted to extinction (for its fur and the pain-relieving properties of its anal gland secretions) almost 500 years ago. The six adults come from Bavaria and spent several months in quarantine before being released into a 500-acre site. As soon as they have settled into their new home, they will be able to roam free [...]
… oh, and … Richard “Dragon†Freeman. SELFS (South East London Folklore Society) has had talks on a wide range of subjects, from local folklore and paranormal events such as Greenwich ghosts and earth mysteries, the Deptford Jack-in-the-Green, Southwark witch trials and May Day customs & sacred sites in south London to an eclectic range of talks covering our interests of paganism, folklore, forteana, high-strangeness and the occult. Recent talks have included subjects such as [...]
