Category Archives: Nature

Polar Bear: I come in peace….Unbelievable

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Norbert Rosing’s striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada ‘s Hudson Bay . The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in. It’s hard to believe that this polar bear only needed to hug someone! The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs. May you always have love to share, Health to spare, And friends that care And…I just loved this… At 120 degrees in Australia , it was so hot for a week that koalas were asking people for water. It’s never been seen before. One went to a house to try to hide from the heat and to get a bit of shade and here’s what happened when the owner gave him something to drink. It’s really cute. “Until one has … Continue reading →

Pork Chops…………..or not!

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In a zoo in California , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Looks like a dateline of 2004 on this story, but a great story anyway! Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth. The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, Although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother’s cubs, perhaps she would improve. After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother.. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in … Continue reading →

Hugh’s Fish Fight – growing by the minute!

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I have copied a part of the page on Hugh’s site right here – I am so angry about the waste that is going on here! I have been at this computer for about half an hour – the numbers are growing on this campaign rapidly!! Just timed at pretty much 10 – 20 in 10 seconds! Brilliant work Hugh!! Over to you now sir! HUGH’s EXPERIENCE “For the past few months, I have been travelling around the UK meeting fishermen, marine conservationists, politicians, supermarkets bosses, and of course fish-eating members of the public,” says Hugh. “My experience, and how it has changed the way I think about fish are shown in Hugh’s Fish Fight (broadcast 11th, 12th, 13th January 2011), as part of Channel 4’s Big Fish Fight. “This season featuring programmes from fellow chefs Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver, aims to champion sustainable seafood and celebrate … Continue reading →

“The Very Hungry Mouse”

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“The Very Hungry Mouse” and the leopard! The extraordinary scene was captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge at the Santago Rare Leopard Project in Hertfordshire. The 19-year-old, from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, who was photographing the leopard for a course project, was astounded by the mouse’s behavior. He said: ‘I have no idea where the mouse came from – he just appeared in the enclosure after the keeper had dropped in the meat for the leopard. ‘He didn’t take any notice of the leopard, just went straight over to the meat and started feeding himself. ‘But the leopard was pretty surprised – she bent down and sniffed the mouse and flinched a bit like she was scared. ‘In the meantime the mouse just carried on eating like nothing had happened… But even a gentle shove does not deter the little creature from getting his fill. ‘It was amazing, even the keeper … Continue reading →