At Highgate Ponds on Hampstead Heath, London, lived a “married” couple of swans. They were committed to be married for life although sometimes divorces happen. Although contentedly married tragedy struck in 2016. The male swan (cob) hit a building while they were flying together. He …
The media, today, is expressing an exasperation at the inability of humans to change the course that they are on which is a long-term acute mismanagement and misuse of the planet leading to what is described as the sixth mass extinction and which is happening …
After the Hampstead Garden Suburb story of an escaped F1 Savannah or serval from the home of one of Britains mega-rich the Savannah cat is in the news. It has come to the attention of the media that the super-rich want to possess these exotic …
It is commonplace to read stories in the newspaper of mother cows defending their calves by attacking perceived intruders aggressively. They might be a couple of walkers who have wandered into the cows’ field which has a right of way passing through it. This is …
Spotted in an Argentine nature reserve free of visitors since the lockdown a very rare albino guanaco looked at the camera. This animal is a South American camelid closely related to the llama. It was filmed at the Villavicencio Nature Reserve in the western province …
There are reports of a surge in interest in adopting dogs to keep people occupied and entertained during the coronavirus lockdown in the UK. The problem is this: because of social distancing regulations people are buying purebred dogs online without doing due diligence in respect …
There are benefits to the coronavirus lockdowns which many countries have adopted. We should learn from them and try to recreate these benefits while maintaining a viable economy. At the moment wildlife benefits but humans don’t because of the economic damage caused by an enforced …
This is another tidbit of animal trivia which is actually quite important because it educates the human into better understand the animals with whom we share the planet. Ultimately and slowly this will lead to better animal welfare. Scientific Reports have published a study which …
This is another study which points to a general human ignorance about the intelligence of animals and their ability to feel emotions. Humans are gradually learning and losing some of their arrogance but it is a long road. The goat was one of the first …
