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#838 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 12:14 pm
Subject: TUESDAY at the CFZ: Dragon poem, Weird Winkleigh, book chart, Poltergeist book, Lindsay's activities... and more! 		cfzjon
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Graham here. We've now firmly settled into Rainy December, which rather resembles Rainy November except that there's less daylight! So, not much outdoor activity for me, and a chance to catch up on some admin work.
 
First off, though, I've updated the CFZ site with the following items....
 
FORTEANA: Paul Haresnape's Weird Winkleigh, pt 3
CFZ PRESS: November's bestseller lists
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead finds a poem about the Dragon of Wantley
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay finds an article about cryptozoology...
PAPERBACK RELEASE: The South Shields Poltergeist (by Hallowell & Ritson)
CFZ PEOPLE: Lindsay Selby versus the Government
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
...and these are all available via www.cfz.org.uk
 
Cheers for now,
Graham.
 
 
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Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
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Bideford, North Devon
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#837 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 6:21 am
Subject: MONDAY AT THE CFZ: Jon muses, Gigantopithecus, lucky coyote, Manx mermaids, giant pink cryptid salamander, charity fish aunction, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Why am I up in the middle of the night? Dunno really, I just am, but for once it means that the bloggo is up early:
 
CFZ: Jon muses on death and dying in the wee small hours
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon presents a compelling paper on the identity of manbeasts
FORTEAN: From Robert Schneck, a bizarre picture story about an exceedingly lucky coyote
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay looks at Manx mermaids
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead examines one of my favourite North American cryptids - the unknown species of giant, pink salamander
AMATEUR NATURALIST: The charity fish auction - this is what we missed
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this amd more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
 
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
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eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
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#836 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:18 pm
Subject: SUNDAY AT THE CFZ: Open letter from Jon, goat eating crab, Karl Shuker book offer, CFZ Australia, belugas, Beast of Busco, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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A quiet day. A day of reflection. Everyone is doing their own thing peacefully and quietly. I don't know what I am going to do yet, but it won't be much..
 
CFZ: An open letter from Jon to everyone who has been so kind in the last few days
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Glen Vaudrey is back with a goat eating giant crab
CFZ PRESS: A special offer from Karl Shuker
CFZ PEOPLE: Corinna displays her heartless side
CFZ AUSTRALIA: In the press
CONSERVATION: Good News for Belugas
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Beast of Busco
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#835 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sat Dec 5, 2009 1:00 pm
Subject: SATURDAY AT THE CFZ: Marjorie Braund, herons, Australia, On The Track #27, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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My heart is very heavy today because after months of unbelievable suffering, Marjoriw Braund - the lady who for many years has been like a second mother to me - finally succumbed to multiple cancers at 6:30 this morning. Forgive me therefore if I don't write anything jolly about the bloggo today.
 
CFZ PEOPLE: Our hearts are heavy today because after months of suffering, Marjorie Braund died this morning
NATURAL HISTORY: Corinna and Old Nog
CFZ PEOPLE: Jon is in the wars again silly sod
CRYPTOZOOLOGY/CONSERVATION/NATURAL HISTORY: Lawrie Williams talks prospecting, yowies, giant eels, and water snakes
CFZtv: On The Track episode 27 is finally out
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today and the return of the Credit Crunch Crabs
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
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#834 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2009 11:51 am
Subject: CFZ ON FRIDAY: Normality? Us?, zookeeper humour, Muirhead's miscellany, man monkey, giant snake, minhoaco, giant fish, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Cold, grey and damp. That is North Devon in the winter. After the torrential rain last week we brought Jerry the Jackdaw indoors until the spring. I know that in the wild he would stay outside, but there isn't enough cover for him, and he is too tame to really know how to shelter from the storm. However, unlike my much missed mynah bird, he doesn't sing and I am no longer awakened by the sound of birdsong but by a weird grating noise that sounds like the wheel bearings are going on a tractor. My nephew Ross has been breeding canaries like there was no tomorrow, and he has offered me some. In the sapringtime, when Jerry goes outside again, I think I will take him up on his offer..
 
CFZ: Are things getting back to normal? Well sort of
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY: More zookeeper humour with another from the collection of amusing zoo signage that Jon got from somewhere and cannot remember where
CRYPTOZOOLOGY etc: More flashes from Muirhead's archives of oblivion. Roy Harper reference - YAY!.
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Redders revisits the Man Monkey, but so does someone else.
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: The Warners are back, with more claims of a minhoaco incident.
NATURAL HISTORY: A lake monster in Thailand? Well sort of. Lindsay explains
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#833 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 10:44 am
Subject: CFZ ON THURSDAY: Myrtle the turtle, Mothman, bigfoot, Muirhead Miscellany, octopus, thank yous, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Well, we are back, albeit a bit shakily. Our telephone and email access is patchy, but better than yesterday. However, I have several days backlog to deal with now, so please forgive us if we are slow in replying to your letter. Also, a big THANK YOU to Karl Shuker for saving our bacon...
 
CFZ: As part of our ongoing economy drive the CFZ say goodbye to Myrtle the Turtle
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon takes a look at Mothman and Owlman
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: There's a bigfoot near San Antonio says Ken Gerhard
FORTEAN ZOOLOGY: More Muirhead Musings and Miscellanea
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Freeman takes issue with Alan's octopus
BLOGGO: Thank Yous are in order
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#832 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 1:14 pm
Subject: TUESDAY AT THE CFZ: Odds and Sods, Jon goes to hospital, H. florisiensis, climate change, controvey, Lisa Dowley, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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The Lord alone only knows whe  you will actually get this email because both my ISP and BT are playing silly buggers this morning. But there are indeed blogs:
 
CRYPTO ETC: Richard Muirhead has an intriguing collection of odds and sods .
CFZ PEOPLE: Jon goes to hospital .
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: A little blog from Lindsay .
CLIMATE CHANGE: Scottie W joins the debate .
BLOGGO: Jon explains why it is important not to shy away from controversial topics .
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: More Australian ABCs .
CFZ PEOPLE: Lisa Dowley is recovering .
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today .
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
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#831 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:00 pm
Subject: CFZ ON MONDAY: Australian panthers, more bad news, Chicken suit in Durango, climate change, sea monster?, electrickery, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Although the trees are bare, and the blue tits are coming more frequently than ever to the feeder outside my office window, it is beguilingly sunny, and it is hard to believe that we are in wintertime. However, every night the winds howl through the trees, and the gale threatens to take our roof off (although it hasn't done so yet, and it is mostly my paranoia which makes me think this is going to happen). Today has been a pretty horrible day so far, and looks set to get worse. I see the surgeon for more tests this afternoon, and both Marjorie and Noella are pretty poorly. But we have blogs to console us:
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: According to CFZ Australia, panthers are on the prowl.
CFZ: The bad news continues as we pull out of the charity fish auction next weekend.
SILLINESS: A man in a chicken suit and a Bob Dylan quote. Sounds pretty good to me.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Richie West, a man for whom I have the utmost respect, posts a blog which is bound to cause controversy
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon re-examines one of cryptozoology's most sacred texts and finds it wanting. Is this an act of bravery or of apostasy?
CFZ: Oll Lewis has a good old moan, and believe it or not, Jon agrees.
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis brings us Yesterday's News Today.
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#830 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:49 pm
Subject: SUNDAY AT THE CFZ: Jon explains it all, BHM Archives, yeti story, zookeeper humour, grotesque stickman, livebearer auctions, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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In just over three more weeks the evenings slowly begin to get longer. Thank God for that. Winter is not my favourite time of year, and I am counting the days until it is over. In the meantime here are blogs:
 
CFZ: Jon explains why stuff isn't happening as fast as we all would like
CFZ ARCHIVING PROJECT: Part 15 of the BHM Archives
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Paul Cropper sends us a peculiar yeti story from the archives
CONSERVATION: More Zookeeper humour with peculiar exhibit signs
FORTEAN: Neil Arnold has a particularly peculiar tale to tell of a Grotesque Stickman
NATURAL HISTORY: Only a week to go until the livebearer auctions in Redditch.
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#829 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:31 pm
Subject: SATURDAY AT THE CFZ 		cfzjon
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Not a nice day. Bad weather and power cuts. Fuel bills and roadworks. On the plus side, both stepdaughters with their splendid young men are here, and Corinna is cooking cheesecake. There are good sides to every story..
 
CFZ PEOPLE: Marjorie and Noela
CFZ PEOPLE: Lisa Dowley
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay's Loch Ness archive
ANIMAL WELFARE: Lanette Baker wants your help
FORTEAN: Regan Lee on cattle mutilations
CFZ PEOPLE: Ronan gets fowl
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
 
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#828 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:12 pm
Subject: FRIDAY AT THE CFZ: Indochinese cryptids, zoo signage, mystery waterfowl, Neil Arnold, BHM archives, Center for Biological Diversity,Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Last night was the worst thunderstorm I have knownn, and it seemed to be immediately above the house. There were several powercuts, but luckily none of the animals were harmed. Graham is back in the UK and will be arriving later today as will Livvy and Ivan. Shosh and Gavin arrived in the wee small hours, so we have (or will have) a veritable houseful..
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead unearths an interesting early Chinese reference to one of the more contentious Indochinese cryptids
NATURAL HISTORY: Another amusing bit of zoo signage
NATURAL HISTORY: Diving waterfowl in Shagtown. But are they cormorants? Sadly not
CFZ PEOPLE: Neil Arnold meets George Noory
CFZ ARCHIVING PROJECT: Part 14 of the BHM Archives
CONSERVATION: More news from the Center for Biological Diversity
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#827 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:53 am
Subject: THURSDAY AT THE CFZ: Dragon farm, Shirehorses, zoo signage, politics and agriculture, boobrie, great auk, Herpdigest, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Cold, wet and windy. Thursday seems to be following the pattern of the winter so far. The wind is almost unrelenting and can be so noisy as to keep you awake for much of the night. Its all change today. Lizzy is going back to Lancashire, and Shosh (hopefully accompanied by Gavin) will be arriving either tonight or tomorrow. Graham was supposed to be back as well, but he caught the ferry from the Isle of Man yesterday but was forced to turn back because of the horrible weather in the Irish Sea. Where will it end?
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Muirhead visits a dragon farm
NATURAL HISTORY: Sostratus is back. But what is he banging on about? Shirehorses apparently
NATURAL HISTORY: An amusing sign from a zoo in Thailand
POLITICS: The Center for Biological Diversity highlight another political issue of potentially enormous importance
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon has a bold theory regarding the boobrie
NATURAL HISTORY: The new issue of Herpdigest is out
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#826 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:52 pm
Subject: WEDNESDAY AT THE CFZ: Sea Serpents, Australian lake monsters, Lizzy goes home, cats drink cider, Loch Ness monster, Noela Mackenzie, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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It is cold, grey and windy. However it is not as windy as it has been, and we do not seem to have sustained any structural damage. And in three or four weeks the nights get shorter again. In the meantime there are bloggo updates:
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: The boy Friswell does it again with a vintage Freaky Feature about Sea Serpents
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead looks at Austalian lake monsters
CFZ PEOPLE: Lizzy Clancy is going home tomorrow
CFZ PEOPLE: Yes it is true, cats CAN drink cider. Well they can according to Davey Curtis
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay Selby has a quick gander at a mostly forgotten moment of Loch Ness history
CFZ PEOPLE: Bloody hell, Jon's being nice about the NHS
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#825 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:14 pm
Subject: TUESDAY AT THE CFZ: Steller's sea cow, Animals & Men, Kithra's back, Pembroke Dock monster, Weird Winkleigh, cichlid mag, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Another day of cold grey yuckiness, and I prepare to do battle with the forces of the Disability Services on behalf of Noela. She is, by the way, supposed to be coming out of hospital in a few days, but I shall believe it when I see it. Watch out world, Jon Downes is on the warpath and he has a psychotic gleam in his eye. Oh yes, and by the way there ARE blogs (and Oll's joke was particularly good this morning):
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Muirhead's Mysteries has a gander at Steller's Sea Cow
CFZ PRESS: Corinna announces a new and interesting feature for Animals & Men. She is certainly a high flyer!
CFZ PEOPLE: Kithra's back
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay Selby revisits the Pembroke Dock sea monster
FORTEAN: Paul Haresnape brings us another dose of Weird Winkleigh
NATURAL HISTORY: More on the new cichlid mag
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with a disarmingly funny story and Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#824 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:18 pm
Subject: MONDAY AT THE CFZ: Marjorie Braund and Noela Mackenzie, Karl Shuker on Monster -haunted lakes, mystery cat?, cryptozoology in New Zealand, cichlids, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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A jolly and fun-packed day of hospitals and doctor's surgeries lies before me. I would rather not talk about it, so read the bloggo instead:
 
CFZ PEOPLE: A tale of two old ladies
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Karl Shuker looks at the nomenclature of some Asian monster-haunted lakes
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: A new mystery animal show on New Zealand radio. But don't worry guys. If you are elsewhere in the globe you can still hear it
CFZ PEOPLE: Lindsay Selby with a feline update. Mystery Cat eh?
NATURAL HISTORY: A smashing new journal about cichlids is now available
CFZ PEOPLE: Lizzy is a cheeky young whippernsapper
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
www.weirdweekend.org

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#823 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:26 pm
Subject: SUNDAY AT THE CFZ: Marjorie Braund, Lake monsters, water leaper, animal cruelty, fat dogs redux, livebearer auction, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Sunday presents a cheerfully domestic scene. Jon, Liz and Corinna are all hard at work over red hot keyboards, Oll is feeding the animals and Jon has just agreed to lend his car to Alan and Jennie so they (and Liz) can go to Mass. On another tack we are very late with the blog today due to a mixture of cat shenanegans and a lengthy phone call from the good Doctor S in Ireland. Business as usual really:
 
CFZ PEOPLE: Marjorie Braund
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead opens up his lake monster archives for the third time
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon proposes a novel new identity for a little known Welsh cryptid
ANIMAL WELFARE: Corinna tells a horrific tale. I strongly suggest that Naomi does not look at this story
ANIMAL WELFARE: Lizzy Clancy with a slightly nicer tale of fat dogs than yesterday's story from Corinna
NATURAL HISTORY: Exciting news from the Charity Livebearer Auction in Redditch
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at www.cfz.org.uk
_______________________________
Jonathan Downes,
Director: Centre for Fortean Zoology
Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
The Centre for Fortean Zoology,
Myrtle Cottage,
Woolfardisworthy,
Bideford, North Devon
EX39 5QR
 
Telephone 01237 431413
Fax+44 (0)7006-074-925
eMail jon@...
www.cfz.org.uk
www.cfztv.org
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#822 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:28 pm
Subject: CFZ ON A RAINY SATURDAY: BHM archives, canine obesity, Richard Freeman, Center for Biological Diversity, Fortean Friary, Peru weirdness, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Saturday lunchtime and all's well. The weather is atrocious but I am going out later to see Marjorie Braund who is back at home with her family. Graham is still in the Isle of Man doing some fortean investigating and seeing his mother, Lizzy and Corinna are hard at work, and I am just about to play with my new toy (a WW2 battle simulator thingy). Biggles is helping me with interest. But I did the blogs first:
 
CFZ ARCHIVING PROJECT: Another trenche of BHM stuff
ANIMAL WELFARE: Animal Obesity. Corinna reveals a shocking case study (and Jon has a fried breakfast)
CFZ PEOPLE: Richard Freeman live on Internet Radio
CONSERVATION: The latest Newsletter from the Center for Biological Diversity
FORTEAN ZOOLOGY: Muirhead is back, and guess what. Even whilst ensconsed at a Northumberland Friary, he comes up with new snippets of fortean information. How does the boy do it?
FORTEAN: Jon had no idea what he started yesterday when he commented on a spectacularly unpleasant news story from Peru. Today Alan F picks up the ball and runs with it
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#821 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:44 am
Subject: FRIDAY AT THE CFZ: Whats happening, baby ducks, Clean Air Act, peculiar foaftale, seal rescue, Archiving Project, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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It is actually quite a jolly day here at the CFZ. The post was nice and undemanding, and the sun is shining. Scotch eggs for breakfast, and the chance to annoy everyone in the house by playing Hank Williams. What else could a man wish for?
 
CFZ: A snapshot of what is happening as we write
ANIMAL RESCUE: This story involving baby ducks is posted by request of Jon's stepdaughter Olivia
CONSERVATION: We have had a few adverse comments about our publicising the work of the Center for Biological Diversity, and in line with our policy of not censoring bloggocomments we have posted them. However, they seem pretty good folk to us and we shall continue to post what we get sent, like this appeal to save the US Clean Air Act
FORTEAN: This story is so peculiar it HAS to be a foaftale
ANIMAL RESCUE: Beth rescues a baby seal. Warning - contains scenes of a cute nature
CFZ ARCHIVING PROJECT: Theo P raises an interesting point. Jon addresses it
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at www.cfz.org.uk
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#820 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:44 pm
Subject: THURSDAY AT THE CFZ: Weird week, BHM archives, chupacabra, giant insects, fire ants, dragons and other weird stuff, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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I seriously dislike the winter gales here in Woolsery. It's not even the end of November and every night the wind rampages through the countryside like Graham and me in an off-license. Back in 1974 my parents had an extension built, and the builders were not terribly good. 35 years later bits fall off and bits leak, and every night when it blows like no-one's business I am convinced in my paranoid state that the roof will blow off. Hmmmm.
 
CFZ: Why this week is even weirder than usual
CFZ ARCHIVING PROJECT: Part 12 of the BHM archives
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Part Two of Dale Drinnon's look at the chupacabra
FRISWELL'S FREAKY FEATURES: Giant insects. Hmmm
10:38 and I think I've made the wrong decision
another lifeless man with a strange incision
I hope that insect doesn't see me
he's not renowned for his courtesy
I'm not searching for the ants invasion
NATURAL HISTORY: Naomi follows up on yesterday's saga of bird heads and fire ants
FORTEAN: We thought that Woolsery was weird. But cop a load of this! Devon villages have a lot to answer for
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#819 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:05 pm
Subject: WEDNESDAY AT THE CFZ: Excuses? Nah!, chupacabra, Eastern cougar, Center for Biological Diversity, Bat Creature Blog, ants and bird heads, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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This week sees all change at the CFZ. Tomorrow, Graham goes to the Isle of Man for a week (to visit his mother), and Lizzy C comes down to Devon to visit us. In the meantime we had a noisy storm last night that kept me awake till all hours so I overslept. Goodness me, what an exciting life we have...
 
BLOGGO: Jon runs out of excuses
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: In the first of two postings, Dale D looks at the chupacabra
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: An Eastern cougar?
CONSERVATION: The latest newsletter from the Center for Biological Diversity
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay with a Bat Creature Blog
NATURAL HISTORY: Naomi has a question about ants that I am singularly unable to answer. So it's over to you (my money is on either Dr Dan or Retrieverman to come up with the goods)
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#818 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:43 pm
Subject: CFZ ON TUESDAY: Lake monster archives, long necked sea creatures, recommended blogs, sea turtles, Animals & Men, giant snake stuff, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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The CFZ Machine turns you on. Well, it rumbles on at least. Oll and I are both off the sick list (though feeling a little wobbly), and Lizzy opp t'north is likewise back at work this afternoon. Corinna is proofing, Animals & Men #47 progresseth slowly, and Graham is doing arcane things with cement. Good ere innit?
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead opens his lake monster archives for the second time
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon takes a look at two long-necked sea creatures from the cryptozoological canon
FORTEAN: Richard Freeman and Colin Higgins recommend blogs for our delectation
CONSERVATION: Saving the sea turtles
CFZ: Why is our journal called Animals & Men?
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: More claims about giant snakes in Peru from Mike and Greg Warnery
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#817 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:53 pm
Subject: MONDAY AT THE CFZ: Multi-nostrilled eels, lake and sea monster archives, Buzzard rescue, new cats, hairless canids, Karen G, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Everyone has gone out except for Corinna and Biggles and me. It is gloriously peaceful. However it won't last I am certain. Here are some blogs:
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Who Nose? Dale D looks at multi-nostrilled eels
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Richard Muirhead opens his sea and lake monster archives
ANIMAL RESCUE: Beth does it again
CFZ PEOPLE: Lindsay Selby has good news on the felid front
TEXAS BLUE DOG PROJECT: Scottie Westfall examines possible causes of canid hairlessness
CFZ PEOPLE: Karen Gensheimer has been incredibly generous to us
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at www.cfz.org.uk
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#816 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:24 pm
Subject: SUNDAY AT THE CFZ: Apologies, Noela, baby bigfoot, Chinese monster tales, charity fish auction, Michael Moorcock, Dr Who, Corinna's horoscope, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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I feel an afternoon of doughnuts, tea and `The Word` magazine coming on. The backlog will be addressed sooner rather than later. However, in the meantime, here are the updates. (Sorry they are late):
 
CFZ: Jon apologises for various bloggothings, and explains why it is late today
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Is this film of a baby bigfoot swinging through the trees? Could it be the "real deal"? Nah!
CFZ: Maybe Corinna's horoscope earlier in the week was correct after all
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: The final part of Neil's trilogy of articles on Chinese monster tales
AMATEUR NATURALIST: More news on the charity fish auction in three weeks time
CFZ MEDIA: Michael Moorcock writing for Dr Who? Cool!
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#815 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:22 pm
Subject: SATURDAY at the CFZ: lake humps, a big print, white rhino news, gray wolf, CFZ social services, and more... 		cfzjon
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Graham here, while Jon recovers from the difficulties of yesterday. See 'Anarchist Social Workers' (below) for more. Meantime, I've done a patrol around, to check for storm damage. Some parts of south-west England had floods, and some houses are minus a roof this morning, but we've come through it ok, so far.
 
So, retreating indoors to do the site updates, I've put links to the following, on our website:
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon looks at humps and bumps
CFZ: More adventures of the Anarchist Social Workers
CRYPTOZOOLOGY writ large...
ENDANGERED: Mexican gray wolf recovery program
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lawrie Williams on the Bhutan Yonquis hunt methodology
NATURAL HISTORY: Corinna's baby white rhino news
CFZ ARCHIVING PROJECT: BHM - Part Eleven
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
 
...and these are all clickable on the front page at www.cfz.org.uk
 
Cheers for now, from a still rather stormy England.
 
 
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#814 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:53 am
Subject: FRIDAY AT THE CFZ: Noela McK, computer help, Fortean inverts, eels, Bhutanese yeti, vintage ghost story, Friday 13th, giant snake, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Friday the 13th: not a day I am fond of, and today seems like it ain't gonna break the pattern. Graham and I are looking after Noela this morning, and will try and visit Marjorie Braund this afternoon, so the `Old Lady Run` will take up most of the day. Keep yer fingers crossed:
 
CFZ: Why Graham and I will be unavailable today, plus a plea for computer help
CRYPTOZOOLOGY/NATURAL HISTORY: Part five of Richard Muirhead's look at invertebrates of interest to forteans
NATURAL HISTORY: Apparently I bullied Colin Higgins out of his hermitlike state (as if I would do such a thing). Naturally I dispute this base slur on my morals, but am overjoyed that he is back - this time with a fascinating look at an unsung hero of eel-lore
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lanette Baker gives us the heads-up on the Bhutanese yeti
FRISWELL'S FREAKY FEATURES: In the first of two contributions this morning Alan F gives us a particularly macabre vintage ghost story
FORTEAN: With admirable alliteration Alan Friswell brings us Frightening Facts about Friday the Firteenth
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: A 55 foot snake in China? Maxy investigates
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at www.cfz.org.uk
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Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
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#813 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:20 am
Subject: THURSDAY AT THE CFZ: Fortean Inverts 4, Biggles hops, Nick Molloy's new book, Zooforms, Lindsay Selby, new bigfoot book, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Blustery winds outside, but it is still dry enough for Graham to finish painting the window frames, and for me to have a steak sandwich. Wait a muinute, the latter has nothing to do with the weather, or indeed the bloggo. So you had better ignore me and look at the updates:

FORTEAN ZOOLOGY: Part four of Richard Muirhead's look at insects and other invertebrates of interest to forteans
CFZ ANIMALS: For some reason Biggles has decided that he has kangaroo DNA
CFZ PRESS: A sneak preview of Nick Molloy's new book
WEIRD WEEKEND 2009: The videos are still trickling through. Here is Neil Arnold with his talk on zooform phenomena
CFZ PEOPLE: Our collective sympathies go out to Lindsay Selby on the death of her pussycat `Baggins`
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: New Bigfoot Book
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis brings us Yesterday's News Today

All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#812 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:12 am
Subject: WEDNESDAY AT THE CFZ: Mapinguari, Fortean Inverts, Dog with healing powers, California condors, Colin Higgins writes, bigfoot, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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The 91st anniversary of the end of WW1 dawns greyly at the CFZ. It is a day that matters to me because both my grandfathers fought in the conflict. My paternal grandfather was fatally injured in Greece whilst serving in the Royal Horse Artilliary although he did not die of his injuries until the mid 1950s. My maternal grandfather (who I remember quite well) was a pilor on the Royal Flying Corps, and today I remember both of them.
 
I am up early today because of an appointment with the diabetic nurse (the nurse who deals with my diabetes, not a nurse who suffers from it as far as I know), who will puncture me, extract my blood, and warn me against the perils of doughnuts. I will then go to Morrison's, buy some doughnuts, and come home to get on with work. C'est la vie.
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale looks at the mapinguari
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: The third installment of Richard Muirhead's look at inverts of fortean interest
FORTEAN ZOOLOGY: Corinna has another peculiar story about a dog with remarkable healing powers (unlike Biggles who has remarkable bin turning-out powers)
CONSERVATION: California condors face a new threat
CFZ PEOPLE: Colin Higgins told us a few weeks ago that he HAD to finish his current book before he could write more bloggostuff, but yesterday's bloggo inspired him to write us a letter
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lanette is still watching over her gang of teenagers with an amused eye, as they juggle High School football and bigfoot hunting. In the meantime she gets caught up with nomenclature..
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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#811 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:02 pm
Subject: TUESDAY AT THE CFZ: Interesting inverts, Mike Hallowell, Catford cat mystery, giant eel, minmin lights, cross especies dog maternalism, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Yesterday was a particularly nice day. I hope that today will be the same. I am annoying the whole house by playing country music on Spotify, and there is steak for lunch. Things don't get much better than this:
 
MUIRHEAD'S MYSTERIES: Part two of Richard's look at inverts that are interesting from a fortean point of view
CFZ PEOPLE: Bloggo stalwart, and old friend of the CFZ Mike Hallowell has been ill for a while now. We have known the details but kept schtum, figuring that we should wait until Mike thought it was the right time to tell you. Now is the right time. It goes without saying that he is in our thoughts and prayers
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Neil Arnold asks "Who put the cat in Catford?"
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Lindsay with a tantalisingly unfinished story about a giant eel in Australia
FORTEAN: With a second Australian story of the day, Lawrie Williams asks whether minmins are alive?
FORTEAN ZOOLOGY: Examples of cross-species maternal instincts are always interested, but to our knowledge this is the first example involving an African hunting dog. This is where we get inundated with emails giving other examples of this. You wait and see...
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
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#810 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:45 am
Subject: MONDAY AT THE CFZ: Misty garden hop, albino moose, Chinese folkloric monsters, mantis eats hummingbird, master otter, robotic rectum for cow, Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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Until five minutes ago, me and the orange cat were the only two mammals awake in the house. First Graham bustled through on the way to do errands in Bideford, then Corinna came in clutching coffee. Next Bigles will wake up, and finally it will be the turn of Oll. Then I shall probably go back to bed. But there are, indeed, blogs:
 
CFZ STUFF: A revolting pun, a country music reference, a picture of an empty bird feeder, and another of a misty garden. What is this all about? Jon'll tell ya
TERATOLOGY: A series of rather beautiful photographs of albino moose in Wisconsin. (Here, by the way, Iam assuming that the plural of moose is also moose, rather than meese or mooses or something even more arcane)
FORTEAN: Part Two of Neil Arnold's look at animal stories from Chinese Folklore
NATURAL HISTORY: Extraordinary piccies of a mantis chowing down on a hummingbird
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Dale Drinnon on the Master Otter
ANIMAL WELFARE: A Cow with a Robotic Rectum? Can such a thing be? Well, yes, apparently, and Robert S felt the understandable need to tell us about it. We would probably have done the same thing under his circumstances
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Oll Lewis with Yesterday's News Today
 
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
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#809 From: "Jonathan Downes" <jon@...>
Date: Sun Nov 8, 2009 12:36 pm
Subject: SUNDAY AT THE CFZ: Sperm whale, giant squid, unknown frog, flying hedgehogs, Australian eco-disaster, Livebearer auction, Ronan gets strange. Yesterday's News Today 		cfzjon
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The autumn still seems to be doing its best not to be going away. The sun is still shining, my roses are still blooming, and yesterday - in one of the breaks in the rain - I saw a small brown butterfly (probably a speckled wood) but I didn't get close enough to see. But we all know that winter is around the corner and are doing our best to batten down hatches. Todays blogs include:
 
CRYPTOZOOLOGY: Stunning photographs of a sperm whale eating a giant squid
NATURAL HISTORY: We always do our best to help fellow researchers. Today it is the turn of a Ukranian scientist who wants help identifying an Australian frog
FORTEAN (well sort of): Corinna dreams of flying hedgehogs
CONSERVATION: Lawrie Williams is one of the best new arrivals on the bloggo writer circle. Today he looks at the environmenal disaster facing the Atherton Tablelands..
CFZ ANIMALS: The Midlands Charity Livebearer Auction - Maxy and Jon will be there with either Graham or Corinna. Even Karl is rumoured to be putting in an appearance. They do fantastic all day breakfasts, and last year they did roast pork rolls to die for
SILLINESS: Ronan confounds the rumours about Jon's non-existant monocle
SILLINESS: Ronan confuses things even more
CFZ NEWS SERVICE: Yesterday's News Today from Oll
All this and more at http://www.cfz.org.uk
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Editor: `Animals & Men`
Editor: `The Amateur Naturalist`
 
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