Mistral (wind) prehistoric site called Terra Amata, at the foot of Mount Boron in Nice, showed that in about 40,000 B.C. the inhabitants had built a low wall of rocks and beach stones to the northwest of their fireplace to protect their fire from the power of the mistral. The "mas" (farmhouse) traditionally faces south, with its back to the mistral. The bell towers of villages in Provence are often open iron frameworks, which allow the wind to pass through. The traditional Provençal Nativity scene usually includes a figure of a shepherd holding his hat, with his cloak blowing in the mistral.
Sirocco (parrot) thousands of people. Sirocco appeared at Zealandia wildlife sanctuary in October 2011 and at Maungatautari Ecological Island in 2012. In 2015, he visited Zealandia again for another six week residence. As of Sirocco's 20th birthday on 23 March 2017, his whereabouts were unknown to the team of scientists tasked with performing routine health checks. On 7 February 2018, a release from the Department of Conservation announced that Sirocco had been found and fitted with a new transmitter. In 2009, zoologist Mark Carwardine and television presenter Stephen Fry visited Codfish Island as part of a series for the "Last Chance to