Category Archives: Advent

Fin Whale

F is for Fin Whale: the second biggest animal on the planet.

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Elephant Seal

E is for Elephant Seal. They call this “catastrophic moulting”, and they ain’t wrong.

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Dassie

D is for dassie: cute as long as you’re careful.

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Bee

B is for bee. I think this is a violet carpenter bee; native to southern Europe, but spreading north for obvious reasons. Love the antennæ.

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Adélie Penguin

A is for Adélie Penguin (also arse).

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