Scientists say that DNA taken from an ancient finger bone found in a
Siberian cave near the Altai region may belong to a previously unknown
type of pre-human. The scientists say the extinct "hominin" (human-like
creature) lived in Central Asia between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago.
The bones were found with a bracelet, and they've called this ancient
skeleton X-woman. One of the scientists Professor Colin Groves said
that they think she might be a new species that we didn't know existed
until now.
It changes our understanding in that we now know there was something different living in the Altai and perhaps elsewhere at the same time as there were Neanderthals in Europe and homosapiens in Africa and just emerging from Africa. But we don't know unfortunately what species this new thing was.
We've just had elections too, so you may have some comments on this issue.
Deer are becoming a more common site in our towns and cities. The
numbers of deer in the UK has exploded over the past couple of years -
there are said to be up to two million of them. They may look pretty, but in a built up area they can cause a lot of trouble. They damage
cars and gardens, spread diseases and can cause road accidents. Andy
Welsh is an expert in wildlife, and says it's dangerous because drivers
in cities don't expect deer to jump into the road.
report by the United Nations says this will
happen within the next 10 to 15 years unless something is done to
protect them. They say too many are being killed or are being left
homeless because companies are pulling down trees in the rainforest.
Thanks to Mrs Haquet's lovely and very interesting book you'll know
everything about this Irish celebration.
Now tell me :
Don't forget details like the means of transport, how long you stayed, who you went with, what the weather was like,what you brought back, what you enjoyed or what surprised you, the specialities you tested ...