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Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

WALLY THE COMEDY RHINOCEROS: Yesterday's News Today

Oll is away so for today, Yesterday's News Today is done by Wally the Comedy Rhinoceros. He is a stand-up comedian of some renown. Here is one of his rhino-related jokes.

Q How can you tell that a rhinoceros has been in your fridge?

A By the footprints in the custard. 

Ha! Ha! That was funny. Sidesplitting. Yes. Ha!

Now for the news....

  • What do robins, badgers and buzzards have in commo...
  • Why Spider Fangs Are Nature's Perfect Needles
  • Press Complaints Commission rules badger TB image ...
  • Colossal peat bog discovered in Congo
  • The great hike of zebra migration
  • Hybridization Between Native And Invasive Species ...
  • Nature studies: Stay away from the dolphins kept i...
  • Light-colored butterflies and dragonflies thriving...

  • Grape-treading elephant attraction withdraws permi.

  • And now for a happy tune that you can whistle while you work:

    Monday, April 07, 2014

    OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

    Yesterday’s News Today
    http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

    On this day in 1946 movie special effects legend Stan Winston was born. Name any science fiction film made in Hollywood between 1974 and 2011, and if it has convincing non-CGI special effects Stan Wilson was probably involved. The most famous of the films he worked on were Terminator 2, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Alien, Predator, Jurassic ark, Avatar and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. He received Oscar nominations 11 times, winning 4 times.

    And now the news:
  • If you’ve ever wondered what a goat/sheep lovechil...
  • What bank voles can teach us about prion disease t...
  • Super Senses: How Sharks Hunt Down Prey
  • Tigers get asylum in the UK
  • Alligator traps in The Villages neighborhood conce...
  • Moonwalker flies backing up
  • Jail time for theft from UK ivory stockpiles
  • 10 day march to save the badgers proposed
  • Mouth Vision: Blind Fish Suctions Water to Navigat...


  • China’s tiger parks draw ire of animal-cruelty exp...

  • Stan Winston's best work was, in my opinion, Jurassic Park, for which he quite rightly won an Oscar. Here's the extended trailer:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA

    Sunday, April 06, 2014

    OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

    Yesterday’s News Today
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    On this day in 1992 the author Isaac Asimov died. Asimov wrote many classic sci-fi novels and short stories including I, Robot and the foundation series. His potential legacy in creating the three laws of robotics might well turn out to be his greatest achievement if ever science creates computers or robots capable of genuine independent thought and reasoning on a similar level to that of a human.

    And now the news:


  • Fisherman must pay £50,000 after being caught fish...
  • Island night lizard: Another protected species bac...
  • Do Dogs Really Feel Guilt or Shame? (Op-Ed)
  • Fruit flies: Male extinction prevented by promiscu...
  • Possible Genetic Link Discovered Between Cavefish ...
  • Tracking sperm whales' ecology through stomach con...
  • Dinosaur tracks: Prehistoric chase scene reconstru...
  • Texas 'Chupacabra' Turns Out to Be Imposter


  • Large-scale fences can cause ecological meltdown, ...

  • Asimov states the three laws of robotics, which is really an imperfect system when you think of it as it leaves a big loop hole where by a person could order a robot to commit a vast array of crimes against a person (e.g. “Robot, steal that man's wallet for me.”) and the robot would blindly obey. A better system is my 1 law of robotics which is simply 'Robot, don't be a tw*t':
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWJJnQybZlk

    Saturday, April 05, 2014

    Tuesday, March 18, 2014

    OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

    Yesterday’s News Today
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    On this day in 1973 voice actress Luci Christian was born. Christian is one of the most prolific and well known American voice artists, providing voices for the English dubs of many anime series, including Full Metal Alchemist, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (which is the best anime series of all time, if you ask me), One Piece, Pani Poni Dash, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Is This a Zombie?, Negima! and Fairy Tail.
    And now the news:

  • State of the Future report: Humans are doing OK, b...
  • Bicycles also threat to herps on roads - via Herp ...
  • Frozen moss buried in Antarctica for more than 1,5...
  • Successful breeding in captivity raises hope for h...
  • Now-healthy Bobcat Returns to the Wild
  • In Search of a Vanishing Lizard (The spot-tailed e...
  • Jungle spider crawls from London worker's bag on r...
  • Russian scientists: We have a "high chance" of clo...
  • How the science of deer hunting can help patients ...

  • Eat more, die young: Why eating a diet very low in...
  • An interview with Luci Christian:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTwUD5Vi6T8

    Sunday, March 02, 2014

    WALLY THE COMEDY RHINOCEROS: Yesterday's News Today

    Oll is away so for today Yesterday's News Today is done by Wally the Comedy Rhinoceros. He is a stand-up comedian of some renown. Here is one of his rhino-related jokes.

    Q: How do you know if there is a rhino in the pub? 

    A: His bike is outside.

    Ha Ha! That was funny. Sidesplitting. Yes. Ha!

    Now for the news....


  • Blue whales get a boost in Chile
  • Bison Ready for New Pastures? Protocol Used to Dem...
  • Mountain Lion Family Feast Caught on Camera
  • Virgin boss enters marine mammal controversy
  • Burmese pythons pose little risk to people in Ever...
  • Uganda defies CITES and returns ivory to smuggler
  • Fish and skips! Giant Gourami addicted to prawn co...


  • Panda invasion: Thousands of pandas invade Taipei ...

  • And now for a happy tune that you can whistle while you work:

    Wednesday, February 26, 2014

    OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

    Yesterday’s News Today
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    On this day in 1928 the singer and musician Fats Domino was born. His parents obviously thought that calling their son a name like 'Fats' was the best possible start in life they could give him.
    And now the news:

  • First discovery of dinosaur fossils in Malaysia
  • Almost 200 new species of parasitoid wasps named a...
  • More Marine Conservation Zones for UK
  • Ceausescu's flying bears: Molecular genetics provi...
  • Squirrel pox more deadly than previously thought
  • Jersey site that was last Neanderthal home is stud...
  • Jaguar gains new protection in Belize
  • Scientists discover 'jellybean' spider on Darling ...

  • Curious father cannot believe what his kind-hearte...

  • Domino's most prized possession was a small hand drill that he carried around with him everywhere. One day he misplaced it while going about his business and had to retrace his steps over the past several hours, eventually finding it on a hill where blueberries grew in great numbers. So delighted was he to be reunited with his drill, he wrote a song about it:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl5hknXqXps