5,000 POSTS - Bloody Hell

Yesterday our post tally passed the 5,000 mark. That is purely on the main blog, not counting the newsblog, Corinna's, Karl's, CFZ Australia's, or any of Nick Redfern's. Haven't we done well?

SCOTTIE SETS A CONUNDRUM

http://retrieverman.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/identify-the-wild-dog-puppy/

I think the claws give it away.

DALE DRINNON: Amendment to the basic Sanderson ABSM map

Here is another amendment I made to the basic Sanderson-ABSMs map, which shows the ranges of the wild men, man-apes and apes in more or less nested succession. The wildmen (within the red outlines) are basically just hairy men and recognised as nearly human in most traditions; the man-apes (within the mahogany outlines) are primarily Sasquatches and others like them with some strongly ape-like and some strongly man-like features (but they are NOT "Intermediates"; they are a separate branch from humans and are only unusual apes after all); and the plain apes (within the orange outlines) are mostly like orangutans although there are ground-living forms and arboreal forms. In both Old World and New World versions, the apes that live more in the trees are more southern and equatorial in range while the more ground-living apes tend more to the northern parts of the range. In North America at least, the ground apes are adapted to live largely on acorns, walnuts, chestnuts and pine nuts but will also eat fruit in season, and they may hoard up the acorns and nuts for future use. In winter the Sasquatches live largely on pine needles but also especially animals that have died from the cold weather, and they in turn seem to store up the frozen carcasses for future use.

INDIA EXPEDITION COVERAGE

That is it for India coverage for the time being. There will be other bits and bobs. Richard will be up next week again, so if enough people ask for more pictures, we shall see what we can do!

There will be a book-length expedition report on the India expedition, and it will include contributions from the expedition members as well as the folk on the ground in India. It will take some time to be put out so don't hold your breath. There will also be a full-length documentary film. Expect both in the spring. We have somewhat of a backlog at the moment and do not want to make any unrealistic promises....

INDIA EXPEDITION: Last Video Report

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1967 Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first successful heart transplant, so well done to him and his patient. Interestingly, some people who have received transplants claim to have received memories, a taste for certain types of food and even the ability to speak foreign languages, supposedly from the original owner of the organ.
And now, the news:

The Mystery of the Red Bees of Red Hook
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Invasive 'killer' shrimp found at two sites in Wal...
Dolly the Sheep 'reborn' as four new clones create...
Rainforest collapse kickstarted reptile evolution
Bigfoot sightings return to Eugene, California and...
Road Through Yeti Territory Set To Begin Construct...
Roman emperors' horses to be recognised as distinc...

Hmm, not a lot for me to work with there for a related video today so have a cute kitten video instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-efQuSlxgWY

TIM ADDIS WRITES: Midlands Charity Auction cancelled

Midland Charity Fish Auction - December 5th - Lodge Park - Redditch

Weighing up all the weather reports & the freezing temperatures, I have decided to bow to the power of nature & cancel the charity auction on Sunday 5th December. With so many areas of the country under deep snow & sub zero temperatures I am sure we will not get our usual sized attendance to buy fish. Also the welfare of the fish would not be best served in taking them home in these temperatures.

I hope you will understand why I made this decision & understand it was cancelled only under extreme weather conditions. This is the first December auction I have had to cancel & hope this is just a 'freak' year.

What is your opinion?

The BKA auction is scheduled for March at the same venue. Some BKA members have given me fish lists containing rare Anabantoid or newly collected livebearers - maybe we could work something out regarding a sales table at the venue. As you know we are keen to keep the auction killies only.

I have been working hard for some weeks to promote this event & believe it would be crazy to carry on with so much of the country in chaos. I'm sure those buying could have arrived home with dead fish & I don't want to promote a meeting where fish suffer.

Tim