Walking stick stick. In addition to its value as a decorative accessory, it also continued to fulfil some of the function of the sword as a weapon. The standard cane was rattan with a rounded metal grip. The clouded cane was made of malacca (rattan stems) and showed the patina of age: Some canes had specially weighted metalwork. Other types of wood, such as hickory, are equally suitable. Various staffs of office derived from walking sticks or staffs are used by both western and eastern Christian churches. In Islam the walking stick ('Asa) is considered a Sunnah and Muslims are encouraged to
Walking with Beasts several fact files on the animals featured in the series. This edition was bundled with "The Complete Walking with... Collection" which came out on 23 July 2002. A re-edited and re-narrated version of "Beasts" was presented as the second season of "Prehistoric Planet", a Discovery Kids programme intended for a younger audience than "Walking with..." "Beasts" was promoted with a breakfast cereal tie-in from Kellogg's and the video game "Walking with Beasts: Operation Salvage" for Windows PCs. The soundtrack by Ben Bartlett was released on CD. An exhibition took place at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. The first episode