Egyptian Ibis mummy
The British Museum is full of curiosities. Here’s the Easter-egg-like sarcophagus of an Ibis mummy. It’s made of gilded wood and bronze …
African Sacred Ibis
There are two African Sacred Ibis in the lake at Lago di Alviano. Here’s one: Their scientific name, Threskiornis aethiopicus, gives another …
Marmaduke Tunstall and the curious case of the Sacred Ibis
I occasionally have to go to London on business. In a small side street in Marylebone called Welbeck Street is the Holiday …