A story of biblical proportions is unfolding in the bird world… Scientists have found that endangered California condors can reproduce via parthenogenesis – aka there is evidence of virgin births. Hallelujah…

There has been a lot going on in the world volcano scene this year. The latest is the eruption of an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean with volcanic pumice pebbles now choking Japanese ports and damage vessels. Good for your feet, though…

And this week, shearer Troy Smith will defluff his millionth sheep. He started in 1989 when “a contractor gave me a handpiece and said, ‘don’t whinge and don’t cut them’.” Since then, it’s “become my lifestyle; my life.” What a gun…