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Mountain Gorilla in the Rain
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I adore photographs of wildlife in the rain and came across this beautiful shot of a mountain gorilla on the National Geographic Website. There are roughly 700 mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and nearly half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. These gorillas live on the green, volcanic slopes of...
Researchers Turn to Kangaroos for Skin Cancer Developments
Scientists in Australia and Austria are studying kangaroo DNA as a way to prevent skin cancer, as the marsupials have a DNA repair enzyme that appears to fight damage caused by the disease.
In Loving Memory of a True Bushman
It was my half day at work and such a beautiful autumn afternoon which made me want to be outdoors so I took myself off to local bushland which I had wanted to investigate for a while. About a ten minute drive from my house, this pocket of nature is called Venman Bushland National Park....
The Cutest Little Hedgehog I’ve Ever Seen
I used to see a few hedgehogs when I lived in Scotland but they were always hiding their faces and in the defensive position where all I could see was a mass of mottled spikes. I had no idea they were so cute and this is probably one of the most adorable creatures I have ever seen.
Australian Koalas are dying of stress!
Australia’s beloved koalas are dying of stress because their habitats are being destroyed, research has found.
The Crimson Wing – new movie from Disney
The Crimson Wing is the first film from Disney’s new natural history label, Disney Nature. It follows the life and struggles of a million-strong colony of pink flamingos in Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, which are threatened by plans for a new factory in the area. The Crimson Wing – new movie from Disney
Plucky rodent steals leopard’s dinner!
This story could be a scene from a Walt Disney Movie. A little rat – thought to be only two to three months old – was spotted scampering into the leopard’s enclosure shortly after feeding time at the Santago Rare Leopard Project, in Hertfordshire. Plucky rodent steals leopard’s dinner!
Orphaned hedgehogs adopt cleaning brush as their mother
Four tiny orphaned hedgehogs are snuggling up to the bristles of a cleaning brush – because they think it’s their mother. The four inch long creatures are being hand-reared by staff at the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park in Ashurst, Hants. Workers say Mary, Mungo, Midge and Slappy get comfort from playing with...
King Parrot returned with the Missus!
I previously recorded in my Garden Guests Diary that a male Australian King Parrot came down for the very first time to our garden to feed on the seed bell. This was my first sighting ever of this magnificent bird. Months went by and he never returned – until now! King Parrot returned with the...
Endangered Animals
It’s so sad to learn that these animals are facing possible extinction due to various causes such as habitat destruction, competition from introduced species, deforestation and hunting.
The Tasmanian Devil is now an Endangered Species
The Tasmanian Devil is to be listed as an endangered species. Previously, the Tassie Devil, an iconic Australian species and the world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore, was listed as vulnerable.
Calling all Australian Wildlife and Nature Lovers…
I have been thinking about doing something like this for a long time and realise that the job is bigger than just little old me! I live in Queensland for instance and am not exposed to the wildlife in other Australian States. I have created a gorgeous free site using the Wetpaint Community platform and...
Visit to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
I recently visited Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia with my art students where we got up-close and personal with some of the beautiful birds, marsupials and reptiles.
Nature Journaling in the Currumbin Valley
A few weeks ago I visited Currumbin Valley in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland which is one of the most beautiful places I have been to. The drive through the valley was stunning with canopies of green trees over-hanging the narrow roadway which wound its way past homesteads, scattered along this scenic drive. It was...
Help the Honey Bees!
A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across America, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination. The cause of these losses is an alarming phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder or “CCD”. When a hive experiences CCD, the honey bees mysteriously leave their hive...
Introducing: Rare Black Jaguar Cub born in Captivity
This drop dead gorgeous animal deserves special attention as he is an endangered species who was born in captivity at the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru on Monday 5 May, 2008. He looks like a black puma but infact he is a jaguar with oodles of personality as you can see from the photos.
Lean on Me makes it to JPG Magazine Outtakes
I entered “Lean on Me” into Issue 17 Creatures section of JPG Magazine and was very disappointed that it was not chosen to be published in the magazine despite a lot of votes. However, the good news is that is has made it to the Outtakes so I am thrilled about this and it’s lovely...
Thrilled to announce my very first book in print!
I am so excited about this project which I started a while ago but it is only now available to purchase from Blurb Book Store. Thrilled to announce my very first book in print!
Young Galahs boldly introduce themselves! – Garden Guests Diary
If you’ve been following my blog, you will already be aware that my husband & I have been feeding the native birds for a few years now. Recent new guests who have been coming down for some tucker have been three juvenile galahs with their parents. We have never seen young galahs in our yard until now so it is...
Garden Guests Diary – Magpie and her Youngster
It’s a wet and windy New Year’s Eve afternoon and this weather always brings down more birds to our garden. Today, I enjoyed watching a magpie feed one of her youngsters.
Garden Guests Diary – Cheeky Cockatoo
I was out in the garden today taking photographs of insects when I happened to spot a sulphur-crested cockatoo in our pergola, perched on a chair. We feed the native birds, including the sulphur-crested cockatoos, by hanging up a seed bell and there was, infact, a seed bell in the garden but this fellow decided...
Garden Guests Diary – Spring Moths
There are lots of moths around here at the moment and they are getting into the house. Now, these things freak me out but I would never be cruel to one – they are very large brown moths called “Granny’s Cloak Moths” and I discovered this poor critter behind a cushion when I was dusting.
A little miracle!
A giraffe that nearly died during an emergency caesarean section has delighted keepers at Longleat Safari Park by giving birth naturally. Eleven-year-old Imogen, a Rothschild giraffe, gave birth to a strapping five foot baby boy earlier this month after an anxious 15-month pregnancy. Two years ago she underwent groundbreaking emergency surgery in a desperate bid...
The Lion Whisperer
This demonstrates an amazing bond between wild animals and humans … Perhaps amongst the beasts that haunt our imagination, triggering the deepest fears, there is nothing more powerful that the big cats. Up until a few millennia ago, we were their breakfast, lunch and dinner. And even today, lions, leopards and tigers are causing quite...
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