Tuesday 11 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 151. Robin

Anglo-Saxons called this bird the 'ruddoc' but, by the Middle Ages, 'redbreast' was in use. 'Robin' was added in the 15th or 16th Century, perhaps as an affectionate nickname, linking this bird to the legends of Robin Goodfellow/Robin Hood.

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Mammoth Extinction: Wild and Woolly?

The Woolly mammoth once roamed across vast areas 0f Ice-Age Europe; Asia and even the fringes of North America. The global climate, however...