tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5248700430908083460..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: 'Return of the Medieval Beast' by Karen MaitlandMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86696893465497503552014-11-18T01:16:50.644+00:002014-11-18T01:16:50.644+00:00We have more problems with kangaroos than wallabie...We have more problems with kangaroos than wallabies, I suspect, and many of the big cities are sadly bereft of marsupials on major roads (though not in back gardens, if one lives on bushland). The big exception is Canberra, especially the road to Parliament House.Gillian Polackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113321985223288302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-84970024247159456942014-11-09T17:44:39.763+00:002014-11-09T17:44:39.763+00:00Fascinating! I didn't know that beavers were a...Fascinating! I didn't know that beavers were a symbol of chastity.<br /><br />I suppose the wolf thing might work if the object of your desire was impressed by your ability to catch a wolf for the purpose...Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-71065829460206027872014-11-09T08:10:09.602+00:002014-11-09T08:10:09.602+00:00What a great post - the faces in those medieval pi...What a great post - the faces in those medieval pictures are so expressive! And the beaver come-back is alive and well and living in Scotland!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-53415163796788470182014-11-08T15:47:52.811+00:002014-11-08T15:47:52.811+00:00No, of course not, Susan! I meant - and did reali...No, of course not, Susan! I meant - and did realise later while out shopping that my words might be misconstrued - that a study of the properties in castoreum might be worth investigating. <br />I agree, let the creatures roam free. We now have wolves up in the Mercantour National Park behind us. I realise the shepherds are not pleased and that it is a complex issue but I tend to fall down on the side of reintroducing creatures back into their habitats. Bring Beavers Back to Britain!Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75467259889479644952014-11-08T11:03:24.741+00:002014-11-08T11:03:24.741+00:00But not protecting your bees by castrating beavers...But not protecting your bees by castrating beavers, I hope, Carol!<br /><br />Much enjoyed this post. Beavers biting off their own balls and flinging them at huntsmen? And subsequently exposing themselves, to prove they're not worth chasing? - I think this has a ring of lowly huntsman answering questions of enquiring scholar. The huntsmen themselves must have known it was, well, balls.<br /><br />I am all for wolves, bears, beavers, lynx and boars being re-established in Britain. It would enliven country walks - as it seems it already is in Devon.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-87490220650806119112014-11-08T07:21:03.878+00:002014-11-08T07:21:03.878+00:00I love this post, thank you, Karen. We have wild b...I love this post, thank you, Karen. We have wild boars here on our Olive Farm so I know a little about those problems of the wild. However, I knew nothing about the extinction of the poor beaver from Britain. This is fascinating. I sometimes catch sight of them in the Camargue which is perfect territory for them. I am also fascinated to read about the castoreum being a protective for honey bees. In this age of ours when the honeybee is becoming endangered due to the use of Neonicotinoid pesticides, this might be an avenue worth pursuing. Thank you.Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.com