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Hawley
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chubsta
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yeah, still going strong, I get it delivered as can't be bothered to try to hunt for it, same with Viz! Somehow they still manage to keep getting enough interesting articles after all these years, I can still recommend it, really look forward to receiving it. This month has a big article on strange goings on just up the road from us in Hythe, Vicki's dad remembers it all happening - phantom soldiers, weird lights, headless figures etc, all along one stretch of road in the early 60's. |
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Liz Heard
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I didn't know the Fortean Times was still going! I never see it these days, though that might just be because only the larger newsagents (with hundreds of magazine titles i can't be bothered to sift through) stock it. Nice to know it's still available though - I'm sure Charlie would be chuffed.
Before it became all tattoos and tits, 'Bizarre' used to be good too. |
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chubsta
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In a similar vein, saw this in last months Fortean Times - an eel that lives in soil...
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Liz Heard
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Just in case you haven't heard, this was in the news today.
Nothing to do with UK herp species, but probably of interest to many here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46614138 |
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Liz Heard
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Yes it is Suzi. I'd imagine, if trained, they could tell us where the small newt species were too.
The Eurasian Badger reportedly has a sense of smell rated at an amazing 600x more powerful than ours. Edited by Liz Heard - 08 Oct 2018 at 9:53pm |
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Suzy
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Fascinating! I guess it's hard to imagine how powerful a dog's sense of smell is compared to ours.
Edited by Suzy - 09 Oct 2018 at 12:43pm |
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Caleb
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I corresponded for a while with someone who was training GCN detection dogs- they trained them exclusively on crested newts, and were expecting them to detect only GCN. GCN do have a distinctive smell- it's been described as like 'bruised poppy-heads' or horseradish.
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Suzy
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Interesting. Wonder if it can detect GCNs as separate from the other newt species.
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Liz Heard
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Hi folks
Spotted this in yesterday's I newspaper: Cheers Ben |
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