largest land mammal

[GilesBradshaw]

Originally Posted by Dogs

Well, Im on your side! Id say Red deer myself, as the seal is amphibious and cant really be described as a land mammal. the chillingham cattle are no longer wild, and are enclosed now, so, for me, that dont count either! However.... reindeer have been re-introduced into the cairngorms.... would they count as the largest?

all the best

D

The question as phrased did't say 'wild' so I would imagine it is one of the elephants kept in zoos

[SuzieandFlo]

Originally Posted by RKB

The 1981 record is the one I half-remembered. The Orkneys and Shetlands aren't in "Britain" though

Could you please enlighten us

[RKB]

Originally Posted by SuzieandFlo

Could you please enlighten us

Sure. Great Britain (or Britain) is the name of the biggest island in the British Isles. The Shetland Islands are not part of this island of Great Britain, because they're separate islands, so we have islands called Mainland, Yell, Unst etc, that collectively we call the Shetland Islands, and a much larger one nearby called Great Britain. Same for the Orkney Islands. The British Isles refers to Great Britain, the island of Ireland, the Shetlands, Orkneys, and all of the other offshore islands grouped together.

This is mainly geographical terminology. Politically, the United Kingdom administers the British Isles minus the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man.

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by RKB

The Shetland Islands are not part of this island of Great Britain, because they're separate islands, so we have islands called Mainland, Yell, Unst etc, that collectively we call the Shetland Islands

So would they be outside the circle of the M25, then?
;^)

Jim

[RKB]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

So would they be outside the circle of the M25, then?
;^)

Jim

North of the River, I think. But I wont go past Elephant anyway.