It seems that Christmas has come early this year at Bristol Zoo Gardens. Santa distributed gifts for the four-legged and furry residents of the zoo.
For some of us an Xbox or iPad might be at the top of our Christmas lists, the zoo’s furry four legged recipients appeared more than happy with stockings filled with fruit and fish.
In keeping with the festive season, the zoo’s latest arrivals two reindeer named Jingle and Bell were amongst those getting presents. All animals appeared to be more than happy with what Santa dropped off for them this Christmas.
I thought myself that Christmas was a happy time, however I recently read that a male kitten was found in some grass near a slip road in Luton. The poor little guy had been re-named Rudolf by RSPCA staff because he had some red marks on his face.
Given these guys injuries to his face the vets have come to the conclusion that there is a strong chance that he had just been thrown out of a moving car, Rudolf was found near a busy junction with no residential properties in the area for him to be just simply lost.
If you are a dog lover and like to spoil your pooch rotten…then I may have come across the perfect book for you. A dog biscuit recipe book which is the holy grail of great food for dogs! If dog’s are anything like men, then we both know that a way to their hearts is through their stomachs! This book isn’t just showing you how to make chocolate drops; it introduces you to the nutritional values in dog biscuits! In this book it also provides you with treat bags and cool cookie cutters. This is a super cool little book that I think you dog lovers should invest in!
The Liberal National Party (LNP) has announced that a policy to tighten laws to prevent the cruelty to dugongs and sea turtles in far north Queensland. Traditional landowners can hunt dugongs and sea turtles for non-commercial use apparently under the Native Title Act.
But LNP leader John-Paul Langbroek says that this has left the animals exposed to harmful cruelty. RSPCA Tracey Jackson says they have encountered some really horrific cases.
“Cutting them up whilst they’re still alive, and leaving them to bake in the sun,” she said.
Mr Langbroek says the LNP would make it illegal for traditional hunters to wound, mutilate or torture an animal, with these kinds of penalties – up to two years in jail or a $200,000 fine.
While many airlines have stopped providing pillows and blankets to its passengers traveling in the economy section of planes as part of cutting costs, it appears that if you are a pet lover and wish that your pet fly alongside you instead of in the cargo hold. Pets that travel on Valley Air flights are given treats, toys and a blanket to sleep on. Bone shaped food was served on a silver tray to one of the pets on board one of these flights. So if you are a big pet lover and would hate to see you special animal down below in cargo hold then these are the guys that you need to fly with.
Sounds strange? Well you’ll be surprised to hear it’s a reality. Nine new species of fish have been found in Tasmania, Australia which all do have human like hands. Each fish moves in different ways in fact one of the fishes do not even swim it has leg like limbs which it use to walk across the bottom of shallow waters which is where they have been found.
These fish are poorly studied and have only just been identified as unique species due to its structure, fins and vertebrate. All of these fish are found off the coastal waters of southern Australia.
It’s very possible that Lizards will soon become and extinct species. Well not so soon probably a little exaggerated but still a cause for concern. Experts warn that by 2080 lizard species could be extinct. It is being blamed on the exponential growth rate of global warming in the world. Rising temperatures mean that lizards will continue to find it difficult to hunt for food as they mainly stick around shaded areas.
It seems that no matter what efforts are made to curb global warming 6 per cent of lizards will definitely be extinct by 2080. Essentially global warming will cause lizards to starve to death.
The recent oil spill by the UK energy giant BP has sparked condemnation around the world for a number of reasons. One reason being is that they are potentially responsible for wiping out the sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico with their oil spill. Experts say that just three deaths could push the population over the edge.
The oil can affect sperm whales in a number of ways including other sea life like dolphins etc:
• Coming up for air will results in them taking in toxic fumes
• The fumes could also knock adult whales causing them to drown to death
• The oil will affect their prey which will in turn effect their diets aswell causing them to die
That title is a little misleading I’ll admit, however it is closely related. Scientists have identified a range of nutrients that will boost the memory and learning abilities of our canine friends. It has been developed as more of an anti-ageing product for older dogs to boost memory function as with older dogs, they suffer from a decline in brain cells.
Dogs spend half their live in seniority and they are on the increase in the UK. It is that one human years counts 7 dog years. This is a fast ageing process and anything like this can help especially with learning.
Here are some new species to find out about:
• Psychedelic Frogfish
A crazy looking little thing which could potentially scare the living daylights out of a lot of people. Each ones pattern are supposed to be a unique as a human fingerprint. It was found in the shallow waters of Indonesia and made it ways quickly into the top ten new species.
• Green Bomber Worm
Sounds worrying but it’s not really. Looks like an interesting little creature and made its way into the top ten species due to its behaviour. Found in deep seas of California.
• Dracula Minnow
This sounds like we are going to be invaded by a bunch of Dracula type fish but don’t worry thats not the case. Interestingly the teeth are quite sharp and do have the effect of a Dracula cartoon except they are attached to a fish. Found in Burma