Chris Davidson Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 We once saw a hippopotamus on the Aire & Calder. I kid you not, it was in the distance and my mother said that looks like a Hippo, and surely enough as we drew closer a Hippo it was. An enormous Silentnight one complete with pyjama bottoms. It still makes us laugh when it's brought up in conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I know a bloke who's eaten a few, said they taste like cats. Well little ones anyway! Ive eaten some odd things in my travels, but Ive never eaten cat, small or large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 A few years ago I saw some camels and an elephant eating the vegetation from the trees and hedge right next to the towpath as I was taking my boat up the GU between Hunton Bridge and Kings Langley. I had a bit of a shock until I realised a circus was setting up in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorman Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) He been eating the wrong beavers, then.. I do hope that we're all on the same wave length here, otherwise we'll be getting a call from the local RSPCA, failing that, the nearest Chinese restaurant. Edited February 22, 2013 by Doorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 Hairy Feet Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 If you should meet a crocodile Don't take a stick and poke him. Ignore the welcome of his smile, Be careful not to stroke him. For as he sleeps upon the Thames, He thinner gets and thinner; And whene'er you meet a crocodile He's ready for his dinner. Christine F Fletcher(with a change) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorman Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) Ive eaten some odd things in my travels, but Ive never eaten cat, small or large. It's a colloquial thing Mike. Anyway, naming your boat after the Baconites in Denmark will limit your pallet surely. Edited February 22, 2013 by Doorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Mid 1800's you would have seen elephants in the river Leam in Leamington spa .... That must have been a sight ! http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/27899 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 When we lived in West Wales the wolves from the local wildlife park in Cardigan escaped. Made life exciting for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris83 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 It is quite hard to get your hands on alligator/ crocodiles as you need a dangerous animals licence to buy one. And they are not cheap to buy either.Suppose if you could get one without getting a licence and couldnt handle it the river might be the answer. I cant see one surviving for long in a river though as its digestive system needs (outside)heat to work,so expect one could survive a decent summer. Mind you I thought that about terrapins and they seem to survive quite happily.. Agreed, over here you need a DWA- but I attend retile expos in Europe and you can pick up a caimen for about 80euros, and in Germany they're not DWA. There are also many wholesellers in the UK who import / export, some happy for the cash. I was offered a specy last year, the seller said he would mark it as died so would be 1 less piece of paperwork for him... Temps wise though- in natural ranges most wont handle much below 20'c, and wont be eating at that point. I would put my money on the croc turning out to be a monitor lizard-they can get big,swim,are predatory,very cheap or sometimes even free and no licence needed. Near my parents house in Cornwall someone dumped an iguana on an island in the middle of a duck pond- but wasnt long before it vanished. As you said, monitors are cheap ish and easy to get hold off. There's been quite a few sighting of Capybara in the UK as well. There as so many alien species, plant and animals in the wrong place now, and many have adapted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looking at some of the posts on here i will be moving back up North where the weather is colder to kill off all the nasties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 It's a colloquial thing Mike. Go on, put an old man out of suspense, what is it then? Or is it a case of 'if you have to ask, you really don't want to know'. Can't be as bad as lemur, or my first wife's meatloaf ( she was american and knew no better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboatman Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) This is all nothing compared to what I seen on the Audlem flight. Edited February 22, 2013 by Gazboatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorman Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 This is all nothing compared to what I seen on the Audlem flight. I wondered when my ghost would turn up again! You've had it now Go on, put an old man out of suspense, what is it then? Or is it a case of 'if you have to ask, you really don't want to know'. Can't be as bad as lemur, or my first wife's meatloaf ( she was american and knew no better). Well, our friend's first boat was called 'Witton Beaver' and every time they mentioned this any blokes within earshot would start sniggering and their female partners would look embarrassed. Are you getting any warmer now? It was the 'Beaver' part of the name that caused the laughter! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Any body remember the crocodile rock on the Shroppie,I imagine the paint has worn off by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat B Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Once saw a camel in Loch Ness: m@ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Scullery Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I once saw a lynx in some woodland in Gloucestershire, I was very close, close enough to be sure not only that it was actually a lynx, but specifically an Iberian lynx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 Hairy Feet Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Once saw a camel in Loch Ness: m@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I saw the title and immediately thought the discussion was going to be about this. Linky WARNING EXTREMELY GRAPHIC!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chop! Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I saw the title and immediately thought the discussion was going to be about this. Linky WARNING EXTREMELY GRAPHIC!!!! Yuk! & Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 There as so many alien species, plant and animals in the wrong place now, and many have adapted. You've been to Lidl in Limehouse then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) It was the 'Beaver' part of the name that caused the laughter! Mike Ok, I zeroed in on the cat bit Edited February 22, 2013 by Mike Tee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbybass Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Wild tarantulas in Dorset. Is that true, or have a missed the joke ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Is that true, or have a missed the joke ? Yes there is a colony somewhere in Dorset, location is secret to protect them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcoaster Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I don't think this information is correct; There is a ladybird spider colony that has recently been re-introduced to a nature reserve in Dorset, but these spiders are native to the UK and not tarantulas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14479661 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) I don't think this information is correct; There is a ladybird spider colony that has recently been re-introduced to a nature reserve in Dorset, but these spiders are native to the UK and not tarantulas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14479661 My link It was several years ago when I read of a thriving colony in Dorset. Naturalists keep the location secret to protect them. It was 15 years or more ago that I read of a colony of scorpions in a disused railway tunnel. Seems that both colonies are harmless to humans. Many years ago my sister-in-law found a strange insect at the bottom of her garden where a railway track used to run, she informed a local natural history museum who took it away, apparently it was foreign and had most likely fallen from a passing goods wagon which was not an uncommon occurence. Edited February 23, 2013 by nb Innisfree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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