Umbilical cord from the offspring. The cord along with the placenta is often eaten by the mother, to provide nourishment and to dispose of tissues that would otherwise attract scavengers or predators. In chimpanzees, the mother leaves the cord in place and nurses her young with the cord and placenta attached until the cord dries out and separates naturally, within a day of birth, at which time the cord is discarded. (This was first documented by zoologists in the wild in 1974.) Some species of shark — hammerheads, requiems and smooth-hounds — are viviparous and have an umbilical cord attached to their
The Authors' Circular The Authors' Circular The Authors' Circular was a short-lived monthly publication of 16 pages running from January to April 1898. It was subtitled the "Official Organ of the English School of Journalism". It aimed to "foster business relations between those who write and those who publish," reflecting the increased professionalization of journalism. Advice on pitching to editors and defending intellectual property, gossip about the literary scene, insight into the means by which editors selected copy for publication, and a correspondence section in which such issues were discussed made up the bulk of the magazine. The syllabus for the English School