"Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots.” ― Umberto Eco: novelist, critic, philosopher. (1932-2016) FACTS matter. Opinions are free and everyone has them... but can they really back them up with objective measurements and unassailable logic? Andy C. Highfield You may well wonder what this...

Myth Busters: Episode 12 This box turtle is in hiding... with good reason! In an ideal world all exotic vets would be fully informed about every possible species that comes through the door. They would not only have a thorough grasp of diagnosis, surgery and pharmacology, but also be able to give reliable advice on identification, feeding, housing requirements and behaviours. That is a pretty tall order, however, and we do not live in an ideal world. Exotic vets are expected to know virtually...

Tunisian tortoises showing typical shell, head and leg colour and patterns Tunisian tortoises belong to the spur-thighed ( Testudo graeca ) group of tortoises, but in 1990 they were described as a new species, nabeulensis , on the basis of their unique appearance and certain other morphological characteristics. In most older texts, they are still referred to as ' Testudo graeca ', however they are now widely recognised as at least a separate subspecies, ' Testudo graeca nabeulensis '....