Devilled Toads

A blog about the natural world, spanning from zoo reviews and the latest scientific news, to discussions on nature documentaries and conservation developments.

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The Devilled Toad is very proud of one of our contributors for writing this article - even though it’s not on our blog, we still encourage you to go and give it a read!

[Harry Bridger @HarryBridger3]

It’s not everyday @ThePalAss talks about something you wrote 😅. I’m incredibly humbled, and I hope people continue to enjoy reading it.

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As a special Christmas treat we have our first guest contributor article on the blog. Read about Eden’s time spent volunteering at Taricaya Eco-Reserve and meet some of her favourite animals. Read it here: https://t.co/VFPn9QdL2I

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The Devilled Toad offers to eat the cake (down in one, like a baby dinosaur) and thinks that the next royal icing creature should be Beelzebufo.

[Natalie Lawrence @the_manticore_]

The number of cake eaters in my life has declined to such a small number that I’ve entirely stopped baking. But I’ve been reminiscing about some of the fantastical royal icing creatures I’ve made at this time of year. Because a Christmas pangolin is usual bill of fare- right?

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The Devilled Toad wants you to know that you should go and check out Christmas Roary at @lapworthmuseum

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The Devilled Toad wishes Sophie a very happy birthday!

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Happy birthday to Sophie our Stegosaurus ⁦@NHM_London⁩ - 10 years the day since she was unveiled to the public!

[Darren Naish @TetZoo]

Loved designing this guy. My initial illustrations were the basis for our excellent concept artists, and then taken forward and brought to life by the incredible team at MPC.

[Harry Bridger @HarryBridger3]

Now it’s December, I can start on this very cool advent calendar by the @NHM_London.

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In our newest installment of 'The Zoo Review', we talk about the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, a tiny hidden gem of a zoo in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Read it here:

https://t.co/1xTXFKBL4p

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The Devilled Toad is feeling a little left out that he doesn’t have his own Christmas jumper.

[Natural History Museum @NHM_London]

What has tiny arms, big teeth and is ready for some holiday cheer? It’s our animatronic T. rex in a Christmas jumper! 🦖

[Chester Zoo @chesterzoo]

Big news! 🚨 Our brand-new International Centre for Zoo Science just opened its doors and it’s about to shake things up for wildlife conservation! 🌍

What’s inside? 🧬 
🦏 A super high-tech lab to track hormones and boost endangered species breeding programmes
🧪 Tons of space for scientists, students and conservation heroes to make discoveries together
❄️ A “genetics freezer” at -196°C (yep, it’s chilly) where we’re preserving the DNA of the world’s rarest animals to safeguard their future on the planet

And that’s not even the coolest part! We’ll be diving into the scientific mysteries of animals that have never been studied before... so watch this space 👀

[Harry Bridger @HarryBridger3]

I’ve just finished episode 2 (Above the Clouds) of @BBCEarth’s Asia, and I’ve got to say I absolutely love it so far! It’s such a well put-together series with some really amazing wildlife filmmaking.

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Check out this article written by Harry for The Lapworth Museum of Geology

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Celebrating 200 years of dinosaurs, @HarryBridger3 explains his recent work on prehistoric eyesight in our next article!

Read more at https://t.co/sIX8YSss9c, and be sure to visit the new exhibition in honour of the naming of the first dinosaur!

@unibirmingham @morethanadodo

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Happy Halloween from the Devilled Toad! As a special treat, there’s a new blog article out, where Eleanor talks about her favourite science and nature blogs, including @Ologies and @PangolinPodcast. Read it at https://t.co/fjc1cpI9jl

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Aurora photos from the Devilled Toad

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Photo credits to @EleanorPinkney3 and @HarryBridger3

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Have you ever been to @TwycrossZoo ? Whether you’ve been ten times or zero, head over to https://t.co/HpFwMgqSF0 to read Eleanor’s first zoo review for the blog and find out what she thought.

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Head over to our Instagram to let us know what your favourite photograph from #WPY60 was - or you can comment below.

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So I’ve been in Utah recently with @Palaeo_Bham, had an amazing time. I’ll be posting about it more in the coming days…

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Last week was a busy one for Devilled Toads, and not just because the blog launched! @HarryBridger3 was on the 3rd year field course in Utah with @Palaeo_Bham, and @EleanorPinkney3 was at the last ever #TetZooCon

#TetZooCon2024 #palaeontology #fieldwork