World’s loneliest woman: 76-year-old Russian hermit helped by aluminium billionaire

The World’s loneliest woman will be able to stay in her Siberian home located hundreds of miles from civilisation after a billionaire tycoon stepped in to help. Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska has stepped in to help Agafya Lykova, 76, sole survivor of a family that in 1936 fled into the forest – where she … Read more

Hermit who raised his family away from civilisation continues to work on his house 40 years later

A hermit revealed he still wanted to live and build his cabin in the woods in spite of having reached his seventies.  Robert Runyon, of East Arkansas, deeply impressed Ben Fogle with his craftsmanship and optimism two years ago when the adventurer and presenter had visited him in the woodlands, where he’s been living since … Read more

The incredible Hulk: Hunt is on for a new shell for a hefty hermit crab

The Incredible Hulk: Race is on to create a ‘forever home’ for a hefty hermit crab called ‘Hulk’ that keeps outgrowing his shell Hulk the Hermit crab has yet to find his ideal shell as he grows rapidly  The gregarious crustacean either abandons his shells or vandalises them   He got his name after repeated shells were broken … Read more