Around the year 1500 the last wild wolf in England was killed. These large meat eaters once ranged over Europe and northern Asia. Their numbers must have been high enough for them to be a threatening menace because there was a bounty on the head of a wolf from the beginning of the 16th century which carried on in Scotland until 1743. The wolf was constantly referenced in folklore and fairy tales and were usually associated with the fearsome and sinister.

Here is a short but mind blowing movie of a cow calving. It was provided by our newest team member, Animal Care Director, Pauhla Whitaker.

Editors note: I've given birth to seven children and this short movie still made my jaw drop. Nature is awesome. I admit that it really didn't look as if the calf was going to actually fit out through that opening, but it did. Just look at the way thew cow jumps up the second the calf is born. This movie is not for the squeamish!