Cormorants

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the whole story concerning the politician, the lighthouse, and the trained cormorant” [VEIL]  </h4> <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p> <div> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <div style="text-align: left;">And please consider supporting our efforts through <a href="https://patreon.com/trifles" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a> or  <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=bhUDy2roW_3n5LZwv5duCDwvWFIVBL71jtY0R-IhfZ0jZ2fTPRfEb4rCxk8VMuYqzRoc1G" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PayPal</a>.</div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> <div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">This episode: <a href= "https://ihose.co/trifles229">ihose.co/trifles229</a></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/07/catching-fish-using-birds-stunning-images-of-a-dying-art-in-china/277798/"> Stunning images of Chinese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish</a> (The Atlantic)</li> <li style="text-align: left;"><a href= "https://www.arkinspace.com/2012/07/fishing-with-cormorants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More photos of cormorants catching fish</a> (Arkin Space)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Not mentioned in the episode, but <em><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Further_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes#Series_Four" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</a></em> on Radio 4 featured this untold tale. </li> </ul> <div> </div> <h3><strong>Sponsor</s