Karl Grafton

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A stuffed fox head bought for £50 at an antiques market has sold for more than £60,000 after being revealed to be an incredibly rare extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
UK News

Shock as £50 stuffed ‘fox’ turns out to be extinct Tasmanian Tiger worth £60,000

stuffed 'fox' turns out to be extinct Tasmanian Tiger

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A mum-of-two who risks her life catching some of the world's deadliest snakes says the worst part of the job isn't the reptiles - but the men she encounters.
Lifestyle

‘I catch the world’s deadliest snakes – but the real snakes are the MEN’

I catch the world's deadliest reptiles for a living

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
An adorable baby pygmy hippo born just hours after keepers announced her mum was pregnant has been given a bath, a clean bill of health and the name Piper.
Pets and Animals

Adorable baby hippo gets bath and name after vets confirm she is a GIRL

Adorable baby hippo gets bath

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
One of Britain's rarest exotic birds, the blue-cheeked bee-eater, has sparked a frenzy on Orkney, with twitchers travelling 1,200 miles for a glimpse.
Nature and Wildlife

Rare exotic bird sees twitchers flock to remote British island

Rare exotic bird sees twitchers flock

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
An 'Excalibur' style sword has been found sticking out of a castle lake after hot weather caused the water levels to plummet, revealing the hidden blade.
UK News

‘Excalibur’ sword discovered in lake after it dries up in heatwave

sword discovered in lake after it dries up in heatwave

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A rare solid gold Cadbury egg from the 1983 Conundrum treasure hunt has sold for a staggering £123,500 - smashing a world auction record and its estimate six times over.
UK News

Rare solid gold Cadbury egg sells for WORLD RECORD £120,000

Rare solid gold Cadbury egg sells

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A baby girl named Harriet was born on a marine ambulance racing between Channel Islands during a lightning storm - arriving at 11:11pm, two weeks earlier than planned.
UK News

Baby born on boat on one of hottest days of year as lightning storms light up sky

Baby born on boat on one of hottest days of year

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A striped Brazilian tapir calf has been born at Dartmoor Zoo in Devon - one of just 15 arrivals worldwide in a year and a rare boost for the vulnerable species.
Pets and Animals

Adorable Brazilian tapir calf born at British zoo in rare ‘conservation success’

A striped Brazilian tapir calf has been born at Dartmoor Zoo in…

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A workman's message in a whisky bottle, bricked up behind a Derby staircase in 1959, has been found 67 years on - a poignant note to whoever would one day uncover it.
UK News

Mysterious 67-year-old message found hidden behind staircase

A workman's message in a whisky bottle, bricked up behind a Derby…

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
The legendary Beast of Rutland has been spotted prowling a stubble field by a stunned woman who was so shocked she raced inside to grab her phone and film the panther-like cat.
Nature and Wildlife

Stunned woman spots legendary ‘Beast of Rutland’ prowling field

The legendary Beast of Rutland has been spotted prowling a stubble field…

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
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