RHINOCEROS
Mammals, Rhinoceros Seona Anderson Mammals, Rhinoceros Seona Anderson

RHINOCEROS

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, RHINOCEROS: Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, the armed rhinoceros, or th’ Hyrcan tiger. The 5 Rhino species in the world are under great threat but have long held great fascination for human societies.

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DORMOUSE
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DORMOUSE

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, DORMOUSE: she did show favour to the youth in your sight, only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour. Read more about this sleepy little mammal which is under threat in Britain.

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CIVET
Mammals, Civet, Perfume Seona Anderson Mammals, Civet, Perfume Seona Anderson

CIVET

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, CIVET: Civet is of a baser birth than tar, the very uncleanly flux of a cat. Read more about the Civet and its use in perfume.

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CAMEL
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CAMEL

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, CAMEL: “it is as hard to come as for a camel to thread the postern of a small needle’s eye”. Read this short blog to find out about Camels in Shakespeare and in the modern world.

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Hedgehog
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Hedgehog

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, HEDGEHOG: then like hedgehogs, which lie tumbling in my barefoot way and mount their pricks at my footfall. Hedgehogs are a familiar species of city and countryside in Britain but their numbers have been declining recently.

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WOLF
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WOLF

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, WOLF: He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse’s health, a boy’s love, or a whore’s oath. Read about the place of wolves in Shakespeare’s work and modern conservation/reintroductions of wolves.

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