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Unlucky for some
In early September this year I spent a few days in Norway, staying on the beautiful Hardangerfjord with my brother and his wife. One day, we drove to the village of Kinsaruk, and hiked up to see the Husedalen waterfalls. Kinsaruk is right on the edge of a vast rocky mountain plateau called Hardangervidda, the…
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Animal anointers
I was recently asked to provide a comment for a BBC Wildlife reader’s observation of two rooks tearing open used cigarettes and rubbing their chests in the tobacco. I did so, and found that there was far more of interest than I could possibly fit into the required couple of sentences, so I provided a…
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Splendid spiders
I’ve never been the biggest fan of spiders. As a child I would call my dad to remove any that chanced inside my bedroom, and the sight of one scurrying across the floor was enough to induce a stomach-clenching shiver. Over the years, and probably resulting from my burgeoning interest in animal behaviour, I got…
Jo Wimpenny 