by Heather Hastie | Aug 10, 2016 | Science & Nature
I’ve almost finished another post (it should be up later today), but in the meantime I couldn’t resist this wonderful story brought to my attention by Amy Carparelli....
by Heather Hastie | Jun 14, 2016 | Science & Nature
Once again Amy Carparelli has sent me a video that deserves as wide an audience as possible. This clip of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was published in December 2015 by attenboroughsreef.com and is full of wonderful images, in the true sense of the word....
by Heather Hastie | May 7, 2016 | Science & Nature
I’ve been struggling a bit the last few days – this time it’s my body’s hardware that’s let me down rather than my computer’s. Anyway, to let you know I’m still around and will be back soon, here’s a lovely story of some...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 29, 2016 | Africa, Science & Nature
African Servals (Leptailurus serval) are beautiful cats and extremely successful hunters, which are currently doing well on most of the African continent. However, because of habitat loss and poaching, their numbers are declining in South Africa and they are extinct...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 21, 2016 | Asia, Auē a Tau Kē, Science & Nature
Two very cute cubs were born to Lowry Park Zoo’s (Tampa, Florida) clouded leopard couple, Malee and Yim, on 29 February. However, Malee stopped feeding her cubs after the first day so zoo staff have stepped up to the task. The cubs are a male and female and the...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 6, 2016 | Auē a Tau Kē, Science & Nature
Once again my Tau Kē (very cool) of the week comes via Amy Carparelli. She monitors the videos that come from ZSL (Zoological Society of London/London Zoo) and they released this one on Friday about the critically endangered pygmy three-toed sloth. Apparently...
