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"I am writing this letter before my death, but I don't know the exact day that I and all my relatives will be killed, just because we are Jews..." #OTD 16 June 1942 Read Fanya Barbakow's #LastLetter; she wrote it while in hiding in a bunker bit.ly/3SA4KgH

Big Spud fights back against the pot-haters...

Artists wanting to paint demonic black dogs, here's your chance!

Reminded of the biggest medieval manuscript and Badger Weights....

Resharing for #WorldCrocDay

A high point in the 1880 census was one-year-old Cecil Calvert, "dog fancier."

A 2,000 year old ‘face-off’ between a mean-eyed mongoose and a rearing cobra! My money’s on the mongoose! Detail from a Roman mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Now on display at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

Two bears who sparked the evacuation of a UK wildlife park involving trained firearms staff and police had headed straight for the honey store, the park has said. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Caught rat-handed - 13th century, BnF Français MS 25526, f. CXLVIv

The Bridges monument in St James Ludgershall. Get down, Shep.

A fresh and sympathetic investigation of the depiction of wolves in early #medievalliterature, recuperating their reputation. Save 50% on the hardback Wolves in #Beowulf and Other Old English Texts by Elizabeth Marshall. Ends June 30. Learn more > buff.ly/II6DUrB

🚨New research klaxon! 🚨 Out in now in Mammalian Biology, our ethology paper on social interactions between rats based on trail camera material! doi.org/10.1007/s42991… A short thread: (1/6)

New blog post! Pigeons in the Siege of Antwerp, 1832! pigeons-of-war.com/2025/07/03/pig…

Today’s Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats. This one appears to be a hostage video.

I know some of my friends - even my real life friends - feel I am extremely shrill about antisemitism. But here are people being attacked by ‘pro Palestine protesters’ inside an Israeli restaurant shouting ‘death to the IDF’ - yes that catchy hate cry from Glastonbury used to

Our #Caturday Feline of the Week is Otis, because any cat who likes swimming and beer is good by me. (Western Morning News 1947, via Newspapers.com)

My grandfather told me they ate him as soon as they got back to camp and found another donkey once they realized the picture became famous.

Is having your pet dogs on the table as you play chess really a good idea?