Jan Tait and the Bear
@jantaitopera.bsky.social
Sharing news about bears, butter, and bunions as we fundraise for Jan Tait and the Bear, an animated chamber opera based on a medieval Shetland folktale. More info: https://emilydoolittle.com/jantait
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JAN TAIT & THE BEAR
YouTube video by Emily Doolittle
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Hi folks! Please follow and share so we can build the momentum necessary to turn the amazing medieval folktale Jan Tait and the Bear into an animated chamber opera, with music by @emilydooolittle.bsky.social, produced by Greenlight Creative.
Hi folks! Please follow and share so we can build the momentum necessary to turn the amazing medieval folktale Jan Tait and the Bear into an animated chamber opera, with music by @emilydooolittle.bsky.social, produced by Greenlight Creative.
GIANT LIZARD news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘You’re going about your day and suddenly see a little Godzilla’: Bangkok reckons with a giant lizard boom
Viral videos have shifted public opinion about water monitors, long held in contempt in Thai culture, even as rising numbers of the reptiles pose problems for residents
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September 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
GIANT LIZARD news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PRANKSTER SLUG news! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of German apartments turns out to be a slug
People suspected teenagers playing ding dong ditch and called police, who found animal crawling on the door panel
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September 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
PRANKSTER SLUG news! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
GANNET and WHALE FABLES!
A collaboration between me, @amsouth.bsky.social & Lesley Harrison, performed at @rethinkingfable.bsky.social (www.rethinking-fables.org.uk). Lesley & Alex weave together pieces by me and Alex and a poem by Lesley to create a new fable, "The Gannet and the Whale". www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55d...
The Gannet and the Whale (May 24, 2025, Rethinking Fables)
YouTube video by Kaori Nagai
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August 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
GANNET and WHALE FABLES!
Reposted by Jan Tait and the Bear
A collaboration between me, @amsouth.bsky.social & Lesley Harrison, performed at @rethinkingfable.bsky.social (www.rethinking-fables.org.uk). Lesley & Alex weave together pieces by me and Alex and a poem by Lesley to create a new fable, "The Gannet and the Whale". www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55d...
The Gannet and the Whale (May 24, 2025, Rethinking Fables)
YouTube video by Kaori Nagai
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August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A collaboration between me, @amsouth.bsky.social & Lesley Harrison, performed at @rethinkingfable.bsky.social (www.rethinking-fables.org.uk). Lesley & Alex weave together pieces by me and Alex and a poem by Lesley to create a new fable, "The Gannet and the Whale". www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55d...
FIERY FISH NEWS! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/w...
A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia
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August 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
FIERY FISH NEWS! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/w...
BEARS AND HONEY NEWS! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rogue bears' honey supply replenished by community in Devon
The boss of a wildlife park where two bears escaped and gorged on honey thanks people for donations.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
BEARS AND HONEY NEWS! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
GIANT RAT news! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The Yorkshire mega-rat: a 22-inch rodent and the great global rat crisis of 2025
This latest specimen is even bigger than the Dorset mega-rat of 2018 – and just one sign of a problem that keeps growing ...
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August 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
GIANT RAT news! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
GIANT STICK INSECT news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia
The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
GIANT STICK INSECT news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
LITERARY FOX news! www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
London library forced to briefly close after fox 'made itself comfortable' inside
Foxes have been known to live everywhere in London from back gardens to the top of the Shard
www.standard.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
LITERARY FOX news! www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
GIANT PREHISTORIC KANGAROO news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Giant prehistoric kangaroos preferred to ‘chill at home’ and didn’t like to go out much, scientists say
Fossil teeth show species of protemnodon that roamed Australia between 5m and 40,000 years ago lived and died near Queensland caves
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
GIANT PREHISTORIC KANGAROO news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jan Tait and the Bear
I just love people who have wild, zany ideas *and carry them through!*
April 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I just love people who have wild, zany ideas *and carry them through!*
GIANT CURLEW COSTUME news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man sets off on Nidderdale walk dressed as a curlew
Matt Trevelyan made the Eurasian curlew costume out of polystyrene and bamboo.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
GIANT CURLEW COSTUME news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BITEY OSTRICH news! metro.co.uk/2025/04/07/b...
Boris Johnson yells 'f***ing hell' after ostrich attacks him on family holiday
The former PM yelped: 'Christ! F***ing hell!'
metro.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
BITEY OSTRICH news! metro.co.uk/2025/04/07/b...
HAT-STEALING HAWK news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Flamstead hawk takes 91-year-old's hat twice in a week
A bird that has been terrorising Hertfordshire villagers claims two hats from a 91-year-old's head.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
HAT-STEALING HAWK news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WOOLLY MOUSE news! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice
Genetically modified mice have traits geared towards cold tolerance, in step towards modifying elephants
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
WOOLLY MOUSE news! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
MEDIAEVAL RECORDER-PLAYING DRAGON art!
Today's marginal #musician is a #dragon playing the #recorder.
From Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, c1413-1415
Getty Ms. 63 (96.MR.17)
#Boccaccio
#illuminatedmanuscript
#marginaliamonday
#earlymusic
#15thCentury
#dragons
#musicaldragons
From Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, c1413-1415
Getty Ms. 63 (96.MR.17)
#Boccaccio
#illuminatedmanuscript
#marginaliamonday
#earlymusic
#15thCentury
#dragons
#musicaldragons
March 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
MEDIAEVAL RECORDER-PLAYING DRAGON art!
CLEANER FISH news! "they remember their clients, much like a hairdresser"!
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I’m obsessed with fish that clean other fish: they remember their clients, much like a hairdresser
I’m campaigning for legal protection for cleaner fish, because no one has done a proper assessment of the impact of removing them from Scottish reefs
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February 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
CLEANER FISH news! "they remember their clients, much like a hairdresser"!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
MYSTERY SEAL news (the seal is ok): yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/02...
Seal seeks sanctuary in New Haven streets
New Haven Police found a male grey seal in Mill River on Sunday and transported it to the Mystic Aquarium.
yaledailynews.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
MYSTERY SEAL news (the seal is ok): yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/02...
ARTISTIC BADGER news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Badger admiring art wins wildlife photographer of the year public vote
Ian Wood wins Natural History Museum’s people’s choice award with photo taken in St Leonards-on-Sea
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ARTISTIC BADGER news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
MUSICAL ANIMAL news!
I'm excited to share our interdisciplinary inquiry into the use of music in animal welfare contexts, "Playing music to animals" co-authored by Pralle Kriengwatana, @amsouth.bsky.social, @ruedinager.bsky.social, Marin Ullrich & me! #zoomusicology #AnimalWelfare authors.elsevier.com/a/1kYdDmjMA3XG
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February 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
MUSICAL ANIMAL news!
Medieval BUNION-CAUSING-SHOES news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How pointy shoes created a moral panic in medieval London
Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Medieval BUNION-CAUSING-SHOES news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MYSTERY BANANA news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beeston: 'Why does a plate of bananas keep appearing on our street?'
A plate of bananas is placed in a street on the same day every month - but no-one knows why.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
MYSTERY BANANA news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
POLAR BEAR news! www.newscientist.com/article/2466...
How polar bears stop ice from freezing on their fur
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind the bears’ natural antifreeze hasn't been studied until now
www.newscientist.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
POLAR BEAR news! www.newscientist.com/article/2466...
NOISY FROG news!
If you think today's news headlines are horrific, check out this one from 1906. Chilling.
January 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NOISY FROG news!