In Turkish and Arabic traditions, cats have six lives. This contrasts with seven lives in Italy, Germany, Greece and Brazil. In most other countries the...
A study presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the British Psychological Society found that dog breeds reflect certain facets of their owners’ personalities. If...
The South American Incas were famous for their remarkable use of gold. Not only did they make jewellery and elaborate head dresses out of this precious metal,...
Has anyone ever stopped to think where roosters and hens actually come from? Well, it turns out that these domesticated fowl are actually related to...
Why are hares associated with the moon? Hares are fundamentally nocturnal. Nighttime was once a very dangerous place and the moon was once believed to...
The constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, are named for their supposed resemblance to bears (great and little bear). Ursa Major has been associated...
It is commonly believed that cats were domesticated in ancient Egypt, but there is evidence to suggest that they were actually domesticated much earlier during...
In Norse and Anglo Saxon mythology the stag has connections with kingship. In the Anglo Saxon epic, Beowulf, the Heorot (Mead Hall) is described as,...
Why are hares associated with the moon? Hares are fundamentally nocturnal. Nighttime was once a very dangerous place and the moon was once believed to...
Accounts of the Dodo suggest they were relatively fearless of man: after all, they had never experienced them before, and many would have inquisitively walked...
Early christian religion portrays the squirrel as stoical. An early manuscript features an image of a squirrel using its tail for shelter in a rainstorm....
The actual scientific name for the polar bear is Ursa Maritimus, which in Latin translates as Sea Bear. This title’s very appropriate considering the sea...
Why are hares associated with the moon? Hares are fundamentally nocturnal. Nighttime was once a very dangerous place and the moon was once believed to...
With names like, ‘thunder spreader ‘and ‘fire spreader’, the stag beetle is associated with the darker aspects of culture. According to British folklore, Stag Beetles...
Rabbits have long been considered symbols of fertility or rebirth, often associated with Spring, the season of new beginnings. They are also a notable motif...
The phrase, “Mad as a March Hare” was popularised by Lewis Carroll in his 1865 children’s book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Similar phrases had been...
In greek mythology, Ares instructs Alectryon to guard the door while he has an illicit affair with Aphrodite. Alectryon falls asleep and Helios, the sun...
16 Christmas cards featuring 4 of the winter designs of Robins! Pack includes: 4 x Robin in the snow 4 x Robin in a winter landscape 4 x Two Robins 4 x Robisn repeat pattern...