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Although the deer are less than 2ft tall and weigh a maximum of 31lb, the males have a secret weapon – downward-pointing fangs which can grow more than 3in long.

Latest victim was Perdita, a six-year-old Jack Russell out for a walk with Georgina Robey, 12, and her tenyearold brother Daniel. Perdita suffered cuts on her back, neck and both sides of her stomach after an encounter with a mystery predator.

It was only when the children’s father Loren took the dog to a vet that they realised she had apparently fallen victim to a serial-attack deer. The same vet had already treated five dogs in a similar condition.

Chinese Water Deer were first introduced into Great Britain in the 1870s and were kept in the London Zoo. In 1896, they were transferred to Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, with further additions being imported and added to the stock. In 1929 and 1930, 32 deer were transferred from Woburn to Whipsnade, also in Bedfordshire, and released into the park.
The present introduced population derives from a number of deliberate releases; the majority, however, is descended from escapees. The majority of the wild Chinese Water Deer population still resides in close proximity to Woburn Abbey. It appears that the deer’s strong preference for a particular habitat – tall reed and grass areas in rich alluvial deltas – has restricted its potential to colonize further afield.

Read more HERE.

This Saturday 10 October, will see the the Launch event of Joe Ledbetter’s Amalgamation Tour and his first U.K solo show at the London Miles Gallery.

Influenced by classic animation, graphic design, and daily life, Joe Ledbetter’s art is… well… a lot of things. Light-hearted in its approach, he often combines cute and cuddly creatures with unfortunate – albeit humorous – situations. With a lean on the subversive and absurd, these scenarios are all too familiar, questioning our tendency of taking life (and ourselves) too seriously.

Joe Ledbetter will be in attendance at the opening to sign your toys, prints and more. Please R.S.V.P to attend the opening event on October 10th to [email protected]

LONDON MILES GALLERY
212 Kensington Park Road
Notting Hill
London
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Black Rat Press’ next show is a solo exhibition of works by Lucas Price. ‘Jesus Help Me Find My Proper Place’ previews on Thursday 15 October.

Lucas is one of London’s most prolific street artists and a founding member of the Burning Candy Collective. Lucas’ gallery works have an raw urgent feel to them, both angry and intimate, as if he has purged his mind in the process of applying paint to canvas. Often heavily layered and incorporating overlapping text and images they have a striking honesty and freshness to them. For this show Lucas has created an installation which promises to confuse the senses and give a unique insight into his view of the world.

Black Rat Press Gallery
Arch 461
83 Rivington Street
London, EC2A 3AY

John Simpson’s solo show, ‘Inheritors’ at the Signal Gallery will be his third solo show in London and brings together a refined body of new work from 2009. Much of the work in the show borrows ideas from Native UKn folk law. This is a common theme running through much of Simpson’s work. His concern is to explore the puzzling relationships between man and other animals in order to find subconscious links. ‘I don’t wish to Anthropomorphise these creatures but rather to reflect on man’s position within nature’. It is Simpson’s ability to capture the physical and psychological qualities of these creatures that make the resulting imagery both disquieting and enchanting in equal measure.

Signal Gallery,
96a Curtain Road,
Hoxton,
London,
EC2A 3AA

GetDringMobile Urban Art charity auction, Paintworks Bristol, 7pm, Thursday 15th October
Viewing times: 14th October 11.00am – 9.00pm, 15th October 12.00noon – 6.00pm.
Artists include: Mr Jago – Dora – Rowdy – Inkie – Nick Walker – etc
Download Catalogue HERE

Bristol Saleroom
St. John’s Place,
Apsley Road,
Clifton,
Bristol BS8 2ST

I Like to Draw is a cool website with drawings, sculpture, animation and typography by someone called Heiko from Germany.

Nice ramp shredding of a random railway tunnel in Petersfied, England..Nike 6.0 brought their team from USA and took on the local Brit riders….a nice 10 min video of a totally original line of ramps…enjoy!

I love Antony Micallef’s newest works for his solo show that opened last month entitled, “Becoming Animal”…it definitely sees him go even darker with his imagery and leave far more to the viewer’s imagination…

The show dates are 25th September – 22nd October 2009

The Lazarides gallery. 11 Rathbone place London W1T1HR

I love stories like these; bullies pick fight, then get absolutely nailed!!

Dean Gardener, 19, and Jason Fender, 22, set upon the cross-dressing men shortly after being involved in another street fight in Swansea.

CCTV footage shows the pair approach one of the men – dressed in a pink wig, miniskirt and boob tube – before Gardener throws a punch at him.

But the fight is over in a matter of seconds as the other cage fighter, sporting a wig and a sparkling black dress, floors both the assailants with two lightning-quick punches. (Watch carefully around 1:30 secs, I watched it 3-4 times!)

One of the cross-dressers then casually picks up his bag before the pair strut off, leaving Gardener and Fender lying on the pavement.

The attackers are arrested by police as they stagger down the road. Officers later learned the cross-dressers were actually cage fighters on a fancy dress stag night out.
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