10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2024

Rabbit : not as common in England as they used to be Over the years I’ve encountered a rich variety of smaller mammals, too, ranging from Alpine Marmots to European Sousliks, Moles to Hedgehogs, plus an assortment of mice and voles. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds. One day, perhaps.

Fur 204

Fur Boars Deer Estonia 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

But the book is never heavy, because accounts of the filial piety of lions and monogamy of crows are mixed with items like “The Hedgehog is a spiteful creature. When it is caught, it pisses all over itself, so that the fur is unfit to use, even though it could be put to many good applications.&#

Hedgehogs 117

Hedgehogs Egypt Animal Fur 117

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

But hedgehogs? Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. What is surprising is quite how many species did end up here, and how economically unimportant they were. It should surprise no one that someone brought horses, or goats, or chickens. Greenfinches? What exactly was going on.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161