Battfink

Published juuuust in time! Happy dragon-slaying day all... http://t.co/B3hdXPbztt

Dragons, Devils & Dinosaurs: A Symbiologist's Guide to St George's Day http://t.co/B3hdXPbztt

It’s St George’s Day today; here in England, this is the feast day of our Patron Saint.  We share him with a number of other countries including Moldova, Palestine and (perhaps unsurprisingly) Georgia, but we are particularly ‘into’ patron saints in the UK; our Union Flag is a mishmash of the flags of Saints George, [...]

@ARKive most welcome :)

@ARKive Maybe not forever? http://t.co/Ozidgfpg55

Not so unlike after all...? http://t.co/CCoXgE97vD

Although I’ve been hiding in my cave for the last month, I promise I haven’t gone away altogether.  Just been attending to duties and teaching the Masked Bandits to high-five – proof may be posted here at a later date. Our Anthrozoology facebook page (because we’re cool) is often updated with interesting stories and links [...]

#angolanwitchspider Really people? You don't think that if there was a spider the size of a small car you might have heard of it before?

@lipstysalter @pinkbeth86 @beth_giblett @loops_87 would love to but feel it might cause unhealthy regression ;)

"The Etymology of Entomology" http://t.co/cnzGfXuObG

“The Etymology of Entomology” This time I have a deadline and a presentation pending.  So, sorry about the lack of original finks this evening.  However, I will leave you in the capable hands of Dr George McGavin, who I have been fortunate enough to meet and whose fascination with all things creepy and crawly is [...]

“@cosmic706: "@qikipedia: Battology is a word meaning pointless and tiresome repetition" Harsh!!” ... But fair.

Baboons Keep Dogs as Pets? http://t.co/19juuiKLlO

Extract from ‘Animals Like Us’ (National Geographic). I had a discussion in mind for the video above, but then I found out that Hal Herzog wrote it over a year ago.  Nothing like being behind the times… If you don’t have time to watch or read either of the above, here’s the gist:  Hamadryas baboons [...]

Bad day? Indulge in some allogrooming time with a furry friend. Not against their will, of course. http://t.co/8qtgBubMpg

A Comforting Thought http://t.co/8qtgBubMpg

It’s only Tuesday and I’m already having a bad week.  It’s got to the point where I’ve had to take up yoga.  Yoga!  But even that, the centering, the focusing, the calm, doesn’t seem to have perked up my tired but ever-racing brain. So, today’s fink is about melancholia, and specifically, how we remedy it.  [...]

Finally... A welcome antidote. http://t.co/v8da0BG3tD

@simonpegg #firstworldproblems for celebrities... ;-)

@cassierodenberg @boraz thanks for the RTs! =)

@BoraZ From backyard butchers to horse-burgers - why we no longer know which animal we're eating. #Symbiology blog http://t.co/ukVpUqg1

@rebekah_kth and of course, the ubiquitous colon... http://t.co/CfF47E13

@NatGeo Was way ahead of you on this one ! =) http://t.co/UH4nITpQ

Thanks for the great response to yesterday's blog! All about #horsemeat, or, why I sometimes fink I live in space. http://t.co/BpmYO5ns

Battfink's back... on the burger-wagon. This time: why don't we know what we're eating? #horsemeat http://t.co/BpmYO5ns

Back on the Burger-Wagon http://t.co/BpmYO5ns

I know, I know.  I said, ‘been there, done that’.  So, sorry to return to the issue, but I think there is another symbiologically relevant point to be brought forth from this continuing horsemeat malarky, which I didn’t really look at last time.  But hey (geddit?), I’ve had a week off and need something to [...]

@AlexatRemus with all respect, surely this is better than children having no understanding of what eating meat entails?

@pacoalmarcha Thanks Paco :)

The Masked Bandits (rats) are super nervy this eve. Husband has been in a house with a cat. Anyone know if these are connected? #intrigued