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Dr John Rae

Dr John Rae was a prominent Orcadian and surgeon who made his name in Canada. He is noted for learning and adopting the ways of the indigenous Arctic people and using this for cold-climate travel and survival. This combined with his stamina and his ability to live off the land meant that he was able to discover the final link of the North-West Passage.

Dr John Rae

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Pig–Sheep Hybrid …

…well that’s what you might believe if you trusted your tour coach driver for the day on Orkney, but this hairy pig is a Mangalica, or a cross from one. Mangalicas are a Hungarian breed of pig that grows a thick woolly coat which is pretty useful in Orkney!

Now I wonder what other “porkies” we were told?

Mangalica Pig

  • Aperture: ƒ/13
  • Camera: E-M5MarkII
  • Taken: 21 August, 2017
  • Exposure bias: +3/10EV
  • Focal length: 39mm
  • ISO: 1000