QUESTIONS

Q: Why do we have a brace of pheasants, but two of everything else?

Mike Catterall, Accrington, Lancs. Q: Watching the birds in my garden I notice that pigeons drink with their heads down, rather than tilting it back in order to swallow. Do any other birds do this?

Mike Wilkinson, Shaldon, Devon. Q: Have there been any studies recorded on whether the use of hypnosis can have any positive effect on people with dementia?

Rob Everitt, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.