The Netflix Series Alien Worlds

December 2020 saw the release of the Netflix series Alien Worlds, a four-part exploration of imaginary alien life. The series is science-led throughout and incorporates world-class CG creature effects in addition to real world explorations of the various biological and evolutionary phenomena discussed across the episodes. Sophie Okonedo narrates.

TetZooMCon 2020 an Unbridled Success

Well, we did it. Opting not to hold a physical face-to-face TetZooCon 2020 for obvious reasons, myself, John Conway and Sharon Hill decided to make TetZooCon 2020 a zoom-only affair, and thus it was that TetZooMCon happened on Saturday December 12th, 2020.

Introducing ‘Unexpected Isle of Wight Air-Filled Hunter’, a New English Theropod Dinosaur

As a regular reader here, you might be familiar with the idea that we’re currently in a Golden Age of dinosaur discovery. More fossil dinosaurs are being discovered, monthly and annually, than at any other point in history, and numerous locations worldwide – even those considered well explored and well understood scientifically – continue to yield new species. Yes, new dinosaurs are found in countries like Malawi, Ecuador and Tanzania, and in Antarctica, but new dinosaurs are also found in the USA, France, Spain and the UK. This week sees the publication of yet another new dinosaur from England. I’m writing about it because I’m one of its describers.

The 1972 Loch Ness Monster Flipper Photos

If you’re a long-time reader of TetZoo, you’ll know that I’ve often examined and discussed the backstories to famous monster photos. And if you follow me on Twitter (I’m @TetZoo), you’ll know that I’ve lately been posting extremely long threads wherein I do likewise. It’s fun and results in lots of interaction. Today, I’m going to conduct an experiment and publish a monster-themed article here at the blog AND a threaded version of the same text at Twitter.

The Dodo in Life

You’re already highly familiar with the Dodo Raphus cucullatus, and images of what this animal looked like in life are present in a vast number of books, popular sources and museum displays. What might not be so familiar to you is that the Dodo’s life appearance has been the subject of long-standing debate, that many familiar ideas about its appearance are very likely wrong, and that – even today – we’re uncertain about several details.

Dougal Dixon’s After Man, the Initial Pitch Document

There can’t be many visitors here who are unaware of Dougal Dixon and his 1981 book After Man (Dixon 1981), the work which effectively started the entire Speculative Zoology (or SpecZoo) movement.