Tag: Reptiles
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Christmas and conservation
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As somebody with a passionate and, perhaps – one day – professional interest in conversation, I couldn’t help but draw my attention to the uproar over Iceland’s recently banned Christmas advert. The advert has been criticised for being “too political” as it highlights the unethical nature of using palm oil in commercial products and encourages…
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The only way is ethics part 4: zoos
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The black-furred creature shifts and turns, and its brow furrows as it meets my gaze. Its deep brown eyes seem to convey hidden depths and, for a moment, I am electrified from a connection that reaches across millions of years of evolution. I’m awed by the knowledge another mind is looking back at me, trying…
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Red in tooth and claw
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If you’d told me that at some point last year I’d be watching a group of killer snakes chasing an iguana, I’d have assumed you meant I had, once again, fallen asleep watching the Horror Channel. If you’d then told me it would be one of the most gripping and emotional pieces of television I…
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Hypothermic snakes
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Reptiles, being cold blooded, are dependent on the environment to provide sufficient heat. If they get cold, their metabolism can become so sluggish that they cannot defend themselves, not even against a mouse. Careless owners of small snakes have been known to toss a live mouse in with the snake and then not supervise. If…