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Dorset buzzard webcams are a 'UK first'

bbc.co.uk — 23 May 2011 Last updated at 06:18 ET The buzzard web cameras have taken five months of planning Nesting buzzards are being filmed on webcams for the first time in the UK, according to the Dorset Wildlife Trust. The "raptorcams" have been installed by ...

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7 Constrictor Snakes Consuming Large Animals Whole

environmentalgraffiti.com — Photo: Chandan As the coils wrapped around the animal squeeze ever tighter, so its vital force is sucked out, its eyes glazing over... It's the falling of a final curtain we see all too clearly in the image above, which shows a sand snake with a larg ...

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10 of the biggest animals to roam the planet

mnn.com — 10 of the biggest animals to roam the planet via http://skul.co ...

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Top 10 Strangest Flying Animals

toptenz.net — You are here: Home / All / Top 10 Strangest Flying Animals Plenty of animals fly; this is no surprise to anyone who actually comes from Earth. However, there are plenty of “flying” animals that are really gliding versions of other animals. You do ...

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Mammals' brains got bigger to handle sense of smell

arstechnica.com — Mammals have the largest brains relative to body size out of all the organisms on Earth. In addition, only mammals have a neocortex, the outer layer of the cerebral hemispheres that participates in higher functions like sensory perception, refined mo ...

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Pet rabbits are cruelly neglected and mistreated in Britain, survey finds

guardian.co.uk — A comical grey and white pet rabbit having a rest in a rabbit hutch. Photograph: Andrew Linscott/Alamy From Brer Rabbit to Peter, the enduring appeal of the rabbit has led to it becoming one of Britain's favourite pets – only beaten into third plac ...

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Pollys back on a bender | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au

ntnews.com.au — CONOR BYRNE   |  May 21st, 2011 Stephen Cutter treats a drunk lorikeet. Picture:PATRINA MALONE DRUNKEN lorikeets are starting to fall out of the sky again. The NT may have the toughest alcohol laws in Australia, but a Palmerston vet is preparing ...

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The Ark In Space: The Kangaroo that Went Back to the Trees

arkinspace.com — When you hear the word kangaroo what you may well imagine is the large marsupial bounding with immense speed across the Australian landscape – and you would not be wrong.  However, at one point the ancestors of one particular family of kangaroos d ...

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Sat nav-style technology used to track UK seabirds

bbc.co.uk — 23 May 2011 Last updated at 19:40 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Scientists are using satellite tracking devices to gain an insight into the secret world of Scotland's seabirds Tiny trackers are being fitted to the b ...

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Liger cubs nursed by dog in China's Xixiakou Zoo

bbc.co.uk — Talk about a screwed up childhood. BBC News - Liger cubs nursed by dog in China's Xixiakou Zoo - ...

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Animals at Risk: Photos

news.discovery.com — Animals at Risk: Photos : Discovery News #wildlife #animals #environment V @lauralassiter ...

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Baby Elephant Makes Debut: Big Pic

news.discovery.com — May 18, 2011 -- An elephant calf made his public debut at Zoo Hellabrunn in Munich, Germany, on May 12, 2011.Standing more than three feet tall and weighing nearly 260 pounds, the calf was born to 9-year-old first-time mother Temi on May 6.NEWS: Elep ...

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