Lots of these guys busy at the moment too! Haven't seen a great crested newt for ages, but spotted some palmates the other day 😊 #newts #amphibians #greatcrestednewts #drawing #nature #animals #illustration #naturalhistory #spring
Curious cow illustration from The Ethical Carnivore by @loubgray out now from Bloomsbury #nonfiction #newbooks #publishing #cows #beef #milk #dairy #illustration #blackandwhite #drawing #animals
Oysters under the sea - illustration in The Ethical Carnivore by @loubgray, out now from Bloomsbury #meateating #animals #naturalhistory #illustration #publishing #books #oysters
Rabbit illustration from #ethicalcarnivore by @loubgray out now from Bloomsbury #illustration #penandink #blackandwhite #animals #meateating #naturalhistory #rabbit
Congratulations to @loubgray who's beautiful book is launched today by @bloomsburypublishing. It's soooooo good. #theethicalcarnivore #meateating #nonfiction #illustration #frontispiece #stag #animals #blackandwhite
Shadow Sniffing. Bottom on warm carpet and nose in the spring air... #happywoof #rescuedog #nature #wildlife #animals #dogsofinstagram #spring #breezes
Sneak peek at my latest illustration project - illustrating The Ethical Carnivore by Louise Gray for Bloomsbury #rabbit #illustration #blackandwhite #ethicalcarnivore #animals #food #philosophy #sneakpeek
For efficient predators, electric eels have surprising cute faces... Epilogue illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard out now from Bloomsbury Sigma. #whowantstoliveforever #bloomsburysigma #deathonearth #letstalkaboutdeath #eel #electriceel #nature #newbooks #naturalhistory #science #animals
The immortal jellyfish 😊 such a beautiful, weird, ethereal creature. They are also super cool because their lifecycle kind of goes backwards...you'll have to read the book for a better explanation! Chapter 16 illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard, out now from Bloomsbury Sigma. #newbooks #animals #nature #letstalkaboutdeath #ageing #science #juleshoward #deathonearth #bloomsburysigma #jellyfish #whowantstoliveforever
Donkeys are so lovely 😊 they also develop really strong pair bonds and are know to show mourning behaviour at the loss of a partner. Maybe that's why Eeyore was so sad... Chapter 14 illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard. Out now from Bloomsbury Sigma. #deathonearth #letstalkaboutdeath #donkeys #mourning #science #nature #animals #eeyore #newbooks
Raggedy and characterful: turkey vulture. These guys and other carrion eaters do such an important job, helping keep habitats tidy of dead things... Chapter 10 illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard out now from Bloomsbury Sigma. #weirdscience #letstalkaboutdeath #animals #juleshoward #bloomsburysigma #science #birds #vultures #illustration
This is a weird one (OK, quite a lot of what I'm posting at the moment is weird...but hear me out...). The toxoplasmosis parasite basically really wants to live inside a cat. So rats affected with the parasite seek out their predators rather than run away. Suicidal behaviour in animals is otherwise very rare (spoiler alert: lemmings aren't the animals they are made out to be!). Chapter 9 illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard, out now from Bloomsbury Sigma. #blackandwhite #drawing #illustration #deathonearth #juleshoward #letstalkaboutdeath #nature #naturalhistory #animals #catsandrats #weirdscience #parasites
A long running study by animal behaviourists found that crows passed on fear between each other and across generations. Chapter 8 illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard, out now from Bloomsbury Sigma. #letstalkaboutdeath #bloomsburysigma #juleshoward #crows #animals #behaviour #nature #naturalhistory #illustration #drawing #blackandwhite
Sorrowful antechinus. A strange and wonderful little furry creature. For one crazy season the males basically um... Mate until they die. Chapter 7 illustration from Death on Earth by Jules Howard, out now from Bloomsbury Sigma #death #deathonearth #lifedeathlifecycle #science #nature #animals #monday #factoftheday #juleshoward #bloomsburysigma #letstalkaboutdeath
The lovely Jules Howard sharing some of the weird and wonderful things he learned whilst researching ‘Death on Earth’, out now from Bloomsbury Sigma.
I’m having a prints and illustrations sale over on my Etsy shop, perfect for Valentines Day!
My lovely (if a little bonkers) canine friend Shadow is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel cross.
The pure bred spaniels can suffer from a very common and nasty health problem - and if you have a Cavalier in your life, you can help with some (pain-free) research to help other woofs: https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/whats-happening/news/canine-volunteers-needed