Summary
With animal magic in mind, the column indulges in a bit of polar exploration and takes a trip to the zoo
FOREVER out in the cold, last week's column resurrected the splendid English word "brumal", meaning "wintry". Tim Stahl in Darlington wonders that we didn't mention Brumas as well.See the full content of this document
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Gadfly - Gorilla Tactics
Remember Brumas? Offspring of Ivy andMischa, she was born at London Zoo in the distinctly wintry November of 1949 - the first polar bear successfully to be reared in Britain and nomatter that, unaccustomed to such arrivals, the keepers for severalmonths wrongly assumed that she was male.
All manner of souvenirs were produced, from s...See the full content of this document
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