Carter is an entertaining and well-read author. His work is filled with poetry, literature, history, and wider theoretical discussions and the humour is never forced upon the reader […] Bookshops are filled these days with books about nature. Few of them understand that nature is an interaction between human society and the wider world. Richard Carter’s walks and rumination remind us of the connectivity between all things, and they might lead you up a path, onto a moor and a walk to touch a trig point.
—Resolute Reader blog
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Funnily enough, we were visiting the Weymouth sea life centre last Sunday. I was amazed to see that they put toys in the tanks for their octopus (eight legged cat....think of the possibilities) to keep it mentally stimulated.
Octopuses are remarkably intelligent creatures. The science blogosphere is into them in a very big way.
Personally, I welcome our new cephalopod overlords.
See also: Darwin's octopus
So do I.....with a twist of lemon & some black pepper!
Apparently, certain cephalopods have been known to eat dough in polyethylene bags.
That's right, The Wealthy Carthorse, fast 'n' bulbous! got me?