#SteveReviews: Chimp Empire
As I am sure I have stated previously on this blog (if not elsewhere) when I was younger, I wanted to be a primatologist. My large collection of plush orangutans and gorillas as a child are a testament to this….
#SciFri: Visiting the Folkestone Museum
Recently, I visited the Folkestone Museum which is a small, local museum located in the heart of Folkestone (which you probably guessed by its name). Some of you may know about Folkestone, and some of you may not have heard…
#StevesLibrary: Venomous
It is no surprise that I am partial to venomous animals, especially when they come in the form of snakes, lizards, and frogs. Therefore the book I’ve just finished was the perfect read, given my interests. In general, Venomous by…
#SciFri: Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2023
It sure has been a hot minute since I last posted on this blog! Sorry that it has been since July, I’ve been busy with wrapping up my PhD, and then taking a break from everything afterwards so that I…
#StevesLibrary: Bee Quest
After finishing to read His Imperial Majesty recently, I thought I’d keep with the entomological theme and read Bee Quest. Insects are one of those groups of animals that fascinate me deeply, but were just beaten by amphibians and reptiles….
#StevesLibrary: His Imperial Majesty
You may remember a short while ago when I reviewed The Butterfly Isles by Patrick Barkham, it was during this book that I first me the eccentric character that is Matthew Oates. In Barkham’s book, Oates helps him to see…
#SciFri: Visiting the Maidstone Museum
It’s always great when you’re out and about, and you stumble across an amazing local museum. That’s what happened recently when visiting Maidstone recently. I hadn’t really been before, and wanted to have it crossed off of my list, while…
#StevesLibrary: Winged Obsession
There aren’t many books out there on the illegal wildlife trade, which is a shame as it is an interesting and often overlooked area of conservation. Some of you may remember back to last summer when I read Stolen Worlds,…
#StevesLibrary: The Soul of an Octopus
It isn’t often that you read a book that makes you revaluate the relationship between humans and animals, as much as The Soul of an Octopus did. I’m not going to lie, for a while I had a fear of…
#StevesLibrary: The Naming of the Shrew
There are many things that you learn during the course of a zoology degree, and the subsequent years regarding the scientific naming of animals and plants. These include such facts as the binomial system of taxonomy that we use today…
