Darren Naish
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Zoologist, author, natural historian Dr Darren Naish | Dinosaurs animals evolution | Books: DinosaursHTLE - DINOPEDIA - AncientSeaReptiles. PREHISTORIC PLANET lead consultant AppleTV | DINOCON leader | Mesozoic Art II out now
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I thought it would be fun to have it formally identified :)
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I thought it would be fun to have it formally identified :)
I and friends will be at a #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge screening this Wednesday and I'm thinking of sharing things live from the event...
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I and friends will be at a #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge screening this Wednesday and I'm thinking of sharing things live from the event...
A section of this oak has grown outwards into Peartree Avenue and supports giant beefsteak fungus. Fortunately the council have modified the road to allow space for the tree (and the fungi), a rare win.
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A section of this oak has grown outwards into Peartree Avenue and supports giant beefsteak fungus. Fortunately the council have modified the road to allow space for the tree (and the fungi), a rare win.
New content coming soon....
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New content coming soon....
A day with a fox is a good day
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A day with a fox is a good day
The weather here today. It was rubbish.
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The weather here today. It was rubbish.
Nighttime trees on the green island next to the A road. I found a baby squirrel's head there once.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Nighttime trees on the green island next to the A road. I found a baby squirrel's head there once.
We have our first ice of late 2025, in the antique bucket. Bonus shot of the garden, which is deliberately designed for wildlife.
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We have our first ice of late 2025, in the antique bucket. Bonus shot of the garden, which is deliberately designed for wildlife.
I got a new duck today
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I got a new duck today
The UK's biggest and best dinosaur-themed event - #DinoConUK - happens July 25th-26th at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Tickets aren't yet on sale but places for accommodation are, and we're taking vendor applications too. Put it in the diary now, we can't wait to see you!
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The UK's biggest and best dinosaur-themed event - #DinoConUK - happens July 25th-26th at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Tickets aren't yet on sale but places for accommodation are, and we're taking vendor applications too. Put it in the diary now, we can't wait to see you!
That Spinosaurus - it's now called Spinofaarus, for reasons - is from All Your Yesterdays, an unofficial sequel to All Yesterdays! It has its own life, and here's a model of it in my collection...
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
That Spinosaurus - it's now called Spinofaarus, for reasons - is from All Your Yesterdays, an unofficial sequel to All Yesterdays! It has its own life, and here's a model of it in my collection...
Have learnt from Andrea Cau that French palaeontologist Philippe Taquet died yesterday, aged 85. Taquet published a substantial amount on north African and French #dinosaurs, including Ouranosaurus, spinosaurids, the dromaeosaurid Pyroraptor and much more.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Have learnt from Andrea Cau that French palaeontologist Philippe Taquet died yesterday, aged 85. Taquet published a substantial amount on north African and French #dinosaurs, including Ouranosaurus, spinosaurids, the dromaeosaurid Pyroraptor and much more.
I had to rearrange the top shelf of cabinet 2. This was partly to make space for the ReptiMax Rubidgea but... I've ended up mostly obscuring it, d'oh. And... another glyptodont!
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I had to rearrange the top shelf of cabinet 2. This was partly to make space for the ReptiMax Rubidgea but... I've ended up mostly obscuring it, d'oh. And... another glyptodont!
New at the TetZooTowers_collection channel... join Darren as he inboxes a total haul of new #CollectA and #PNSO figures, with guest comedy appearances of our cheeky cats Mochi and Mocha ... youtu.be/K0gpTFydW9w?...
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New at the TetZooTowers_collection channel... join Darren as he inboxes a total haul of new #CollectA and #PNSO figures, with guest comedy appearances of our cheeky cats Mochi and Mocha ... youtu.be/K0gpTFydW9w?...
Went to the Hum Hole woods for an autumnal fix. Aaaand got it... despite the record-holding high temperature for the time of year :(
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Went to the Hum Hole woods for an autumnal fix. Aaaand got it... despite the record-holding high temperature for the time of year :(
Hel and I went looking at gravestones in the local churchyard. It was a good day for it.
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hel and I went looking at gravestones in the local churchyard. It was a good day for it.
Over 1 million views (currently over 1.1 million) for the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge images I've shared at Instagram. Debuts on #AppleTV Nov 26th, a stunning and definitive vision created by #BBCStudios, you're going to love it. Am attending screening events, can't wait.
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Over 1 million views (currently over 1.1 million) for the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge images I've shared at Instagram. Debuts on #AppleTV Nov 26th, a stunning and definitive vision created by #BBCStudios, you're going to love it. Am attending screening events, can't wait.
That'll do for now. I wrote about The Great Dinosaur Discoveries when it was new in 2009 but I feel the need to write a longer introspective sometime soon. It's available from online sellers at very low prices, and scores 4.8 out of 5 at amazon. #books
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
That'll do for now. I wrote about The Great Dinosaur Discoveries when it was new in 2009 but I feel the need to write a longer introspective sometime soon. It's available from online sellers at very low prices, and scores 4.8 out of 5 at amazon. #books
I remain really happy with the treatment we gave of some of my favourite stories, like the 1980s discovery and recognition of #Baryonyx and #Carnotaurus. And we got great pictures for those sections. Cont...
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I remain really happy with the treatment we gave of some of my favourite stories, like the 1980s discovery and recognition of #Baryonyx and #Carnotaurus. And we got great pictures for those sections. Cont...
In general, my ideas for spreads worked out and we were able to procure good and appropriate images (see the Megalosaurus example here). But sometimes we couldn't get good images: I don't like what we have on the Scolosaurus spread (where it's called Euoplocephalus, of course). Cont...
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In general, my ideas for spreads worked out and we were able to procure good and appropriate images (see the Megalosaurus example here). But sometimes we couldn't get good images: I don't like what we have on the Scolosaurus spread (where it's called Euoplocephalus, of course). Cont...
I'm pleased that we were also able to use additional images by Luis Rey and Julius Csotonyi, which help give the later chapters of GDD a more modern look... cont
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'm pleased that we were also able to use additional images by Luis Rey and Julius Csotonyi, which help give the later chapters of GDD a more modern look... cont
Every book, every project is a compromise restricted by funds and time. In this case, we were stuck with using the 1990s illustrations of Steve Kirk, which are very good but technically dated. So we had to modify them digitally in an effort to bring them up to speed, with variable success... cont
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Every book, every project is a compromise restricted by funds and time. In this case, we were stuck with using the 1990s illustrations of Steve Kirk, which are very good but technically dated. So we had to modify them digitally in an effort to bring them up to speed, with variable success... cont
The book goes through chunks of history, chapter by chapter, the intro to each featuring maps and timelines. I like historical overviews of this sort and few have done it before (David Lambert's Dinosaur Data Book does, but in a very different way). And here's a simple cladogram... cont
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The book goes through chunks of history, chapter by chapter, the intro to each featuring maps and timelines. I like historical overviews of this sort and few have done it before (David Lambert's Dinosaur Data Book does, but in a very different way). And here's a simple cladogram... cont