Critter News

APRIL 21, 2009

And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. For time immemorial seal has been eaten -- raw -- as a traditional food by indigenous people such as the Inuit. It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

And whether the return is a permanent one or not remains to be seen as those factors sealing my fate as a regular contributor are still binding me to this day. The origin of this expression clearly lies in the slow, dopey waddling gait of a duck on land. Well folks, it’s been a while.

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JANUARY 15, 2017

There were plenty of other ducks present and they included Eurasian Wigeon , Common Shelduck and Tufted Ducks. The following morning we were up early to make a crossing and were delighted to see a Grey Seal lounging around beside the causeway and another actually on the causeway, which soon moved for pedestrians!

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