Two Critically Endangered Malayan Tiger cubs at the Prague Zoo are beginning to show their personalities. The cubs — one male and one female — were born on 3 October and only recently came out of the den with their mother, Banya. The animal care team chose the name Bulan for the male and Wanita for the female — via ZooBorns
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The calf was born at Franklin Park Zoo at 3.06pm on 1 January 1 to Milton, a 28-year-old male, and Abby, a 13-year-old female. This is the fourth offspring for Milton and Abby. Given the small size of the North American captive population, this is a very important birth for this endangered species — via Youtube
The Houston Zoo’s four-month-old Jaguar cubs recently made their public debut. Fitz and his sister, Emma, were born to first-time parents Maya and Tesoro on 20 July. The cubs have been behind-the-scenes with mum the past few months — via ZooBorns
19 Numbats born at Perth Zoo will be released into the wild at Mt Gibson — via Youtube
Already replete with sharks, crocodiles, snakes and poisonous jellyfish galore, Australia may also be home to arsonist birds that spread fire so they can feed on animals as they flee.
The belief that birds like the Whistling Kite, Black Kite and Brown Falcon spread grass fires goes back so far that it’s commemorated in indigenous ceremonial dances, according to Bob Gosford, a co-author of this paper in the Journal of Enthnobiology.
The paper posits that the behaviour isn’t accidental: Most accounts and traditions unequivocally indicate intentionality on the part of three raptor species and a handful provide evidence of cooperative fire-spreading by select individuals from within larger fire-foraging raptor assemblages
, it notes.
And while the researchers’ main interest was to confirm and document those stories, Gosford told Vulture South the research is also important to understanding how fire spreads in Australia.
This may give us cause to re-examine fire history, and the conduct of fire in this country,
Gosford said — via The Register
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Louella recently rescued not one but two adult flying-foxes out of large aperture fruit netting thrown over a lime tree — via Youtube
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, cooler than a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce, it’s Piper the Aviation Bird Dog, ready for duty. Alongside his handler Brian Edwards, the dynamic duo protects the planes at Cherry Capital Airport from bird strikes. Birds can pose a huge threat to flight safety, but when they see Piper on his way, geese, ducks and gulls flee the runways. It’s an important job, but not one without its share of fun — via Youtube
Two adorable faces have joined Monarto Zoo’s Spotted Hyena clan. Twins were born on 13 September to first-time parents Thandi and Piltengi — via Youtube
This year, Cats Protection‘s Christmas animation is a festive tale with a difference: it takes inspiration from a real life story. Get the tissues out and watch Kozal’s rags to riches story… — via Youtube
As the museum closes, a security guard has an unusual encounter that he will probably never forget — via Youtube
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A six-week-old female Cheetah cub arrived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, on 13 November, from Fossil Rim Wildlife Centre in Glen Rose, Texas — via ZooBorns
Zoo de Beauval is pleased to announce the birth of a male Brazilian Tapir. The handsome three-week-old has been named Diego — via ZooBorns
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