Squirrel Nutkin moves Home (00:34) - Yesterday we watched a squirrel move home with her three babies. Sharing our garden with two cats had proved too much for her. One by one she carried her babies, tiny mouse-sized creatures with thin tails, in her mouth to...
Posted at September 14, 2005 12:34 AM by cem in Animals
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Friday 10 June 2005
Rio brings home a...! (21:27) - On Friday afternoon me, mum and clara came home to a rather unusual surprise. Rio (one of our two cats) had brought us a present, one we wouldn't normally expect. Dad was at home and took the creature off...
Animal of the week - Black Rhino (19:33) - The black or hook lipped rhino is the smaller, more aggressive and rarer of the two species of African rhino, the black rhino and the white rhino. Black rhino are a critically endangered species and there are between 2,500 and...
Posted at April 27, 2005 07:33 PM by tom in Animals
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Sunday 24 April 2005
New photos - Longleat (23:02) - I'm working my way back through unpublished photos -- highlights from our trips to the Longleat estate and Centerparcs are now in the photo library....
Animal of the week - Gazelle (22:38) - Dama Gazelle Dorcas Gazelle Grant's Gazelle Thompson's Gazelle Gazelle are a type of antelope that live in Africa. There are four types of gazelle, Thompson’s, Grant’s, Dama and Dorcas. Thompson’s and Grant’s live on the East African plains whilst...
Posted at April 16, 2005 10:38 PM by tom in Animals
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Friday 8 April 2005
Animal of the week - Kudu (00:49) - Greater Kudu Lesser Kudu There are two different types of Kudu, the Greater Kudu and the Lesser Kudu. The Greater Kudu is bigger than the lesser Kudu and have hair along their back and down the font of their...
Amirah R.I.P. (00:00) - We were thrilled to see Amirah the Amur Leopard cub at Marwell zoo on the 26th March. Tom sent me this photograph of her. Two days later she was dead, killed by her father after squeezing through the rock barrier...
Animal of the week - Baboon - Olive & Chacma (13:25) - Olive Baboon Chacma Baboon Animal Type Mammal - Primate Mammal - Primate Conservation Status Lower Risk Lower Risk Distribution Eastern Africa Southern Africa Habitat Savannah Scrub Savannah and City Predators Leopard, Lion, Cheetah and Crocodile Leopard, Lion,...
Posted at March 28, 2005 01:25 PM by tom in Animals
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Thursday 10 March 2005
Animal of the week - Cape or African Buffalo (21:20) - Where it lives. The Cape or African Buffalo is a large mammal and the only type of cow adapted to the African savannah. Herds vary from 10 to about 2000. Buffalo do not really have any predators, Lions, Hyenas and...
Posted at March 10, 2005 09:20 PM by tom in Animals
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Thursday 3 March 2005
Animal of the week - African Leopard (19:46) - African Leopard Where Leopards live Animal Type: Mammal - Cat No. In Wild: 500,000 Distribution: Most of Africa. Habitat: Thick savannah bush. Predators: Lions, Hyenas, Crocodiles and Humans. Prey: Small to medium sized Antelope, Monkeys, Baboons, Hares and Porcupines. Despite...
Animal - Cheetah (19:05) - Week 3 - starting 14th of February The Cheetah is surprisingly more endangered than other African cats. There are only around 6,000 Cheetahs left in the wild. Many Cheetahs are starving due to not having the privacy to hunt....
Posted at February 14, 2005 07:05 PM by tom in Animals
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Monday 31 January 2005
Animal of the week - Nyala (21:01) - Week 1 - starting 31st January. This week my animal of the week is the Nyala. Nyala are only found in South Africa although they are abundant in the parks and Game reserves. Male and female are easily distinguished with...
Posted at January 31, 2005 09:01 PM by tom in Animals
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Sunday 30 January 2005
Dangerous wild animal? (11:26) - This is Sheeba, a brown-spotted Bengal, and one of the Jordan-Maynard cats. The Bengal is a rather new breed, created by hybridising the wild Asian Leopard Cat with domestic breeds including the Abyssinian and Burmese. It is regarded with some...
Posted at January 30, 2005 11:26 AM by cem in Animals
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