“the whole story concerning the politician, the lighthouse, and the trained cormorant” [VEIL]
There is one scant mention of a cormorant in the Sherlock Holmes stories — in one of Watson's enticing throwaway lines of a case which we'll never read. In "The Veiled Lodger," he tells us about the case involving a trained cormorant that might be revealed to the public.
But what is a cormorant? Can it really be trained? It's the third week of the month, and that means we discuss exotic animals in the Canon. It's just a Trifle.
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Stunning images of Chinese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish (The Atlantic)
More photos of cormorants catching fish (Arkin Space)
Not mentioned in the episode, but The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on Radio 4 featured this untold tale.
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Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 --
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