An online Easter egg hunt in which players act as ‘predators’ to find hidden bird eggs will help scientists better understand camouflage and its evolution.
The new game, called Egglab, is a type of citizen science – a genuine scientific experiment that anyone around the world with a computer, smartphone or tablet can take part in, with the aim of understanding how different types of camouflage evolve in different habitat types.
It has been created by a BBSRC-funded research team led by Dr Martin Stevens of the University of Exeter, who have been investigating how camouflage...
Easter is on the doorstep, birds are nesting, some have already laid eggs, and the national campaign to protect them is now underway. A new element to this year’s operation will target those who take the eggs or chicks of birds of prey, to sell to illegal falconries.
Collecting wild birds’ eggs is illegal and no longer just a schoolboy hobby. The police say it remains the pastime of a minority of individuals, who take whole clutches of birds’ eggs from some of Scotland’s rarest birds. The eggs are then stored in secret collections. Operation Easter will, for the first time, be run...
Oscar Wilde once said “Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast”... well the great wit of our time didn’t hear about the fantastic new breakfast menu at Giraffe!
From Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November Giraffe on Princesshay in Exeter will cast some much-needed light on the most momentous meal of the day by delivering a delectable 2-4-1 breakfast deal. For those five golden mornings, diners can buy one brekkie and get another absolutely free by simply going to www.giraffe.net/classic/promotions and downloading their voucher.
