Friday 14 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 160. Snail

Snail is a diminutive of the Old English 'snaca' (snake). It basically means a 'creeping thing'.

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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...