One-eyed lamb with Cyclopia believed to be a demon disguising itself as a goat born in Indonesia

‘Cyclops’ lamb born with a single eye is feared as ‘a demon in disguise’ by villagers in Indonesia The lamb was born at a farm in Sumedang Regency, West Java, on Monday Villagers believed the lamb could be a reincarnation of the Islamic figure Dajjal The animal suffered from rare birth defect Cyclopia which results … Read more

Earliest East Enders feasted on goat, beef, lamb and dairy products 5,600 years ago

Neolithic ‘dirty dishes’ dug up in Shoreditch were used by London’s earliest East Enders who feasted on goat, beef, lamb and dairy products 5,600 years ago. Researchers used a groundbreaking new carbon dating technique to analyse traces of foods from pottery dug up on Shoreditch High Street, in the east of London. Scientists say that the Neolithic … Read more

Lockdown? It gets our goat! Springwatch’s MICHAELA STRACHAN on coronavirus wildlife

While we’re all in lockdown, our wildlife is feeling liberated! Pictures this week of Kashmiri goats freely roaming the deserted streets of the Welsh seaside town of Llandudno, happily nibbling the shrubbery, was a wonderful sight. Not everyone was delighted by the fact these hairy characters were making the town their own and helping themselves … Read more

Lockdown? It gets our goat! Countryfile’s MICHAELA STRACHAN on coronavirus wildlife

While we’re all in lockdown, our wildlife is feeling liberated! Pictures this week of Kashmiri goats freely roaming the deserted streets of the Welsh seaside town of Llandudno, happily nibbling the shrubbery, was a wonderful sight. Not everyone was delighted by the fact these hairy characters were making the town their own and helping themselves … Read more

China to treat coronavirus patients with injections made from BEAR BILE and GOAT HORN

China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine efforts to stop the illegal animal trade which is blamed for the emergence of the disease sweeping the globe. The move comes just weeks after China banned the sale of wild animals for food, citing … Read more