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cute baby and mother orangutan rescued from plantation
Bookmarked 544 weeks ago an adorable baby orangutan and her doting mum clamber freely through the lush green jungle after being released back into the wild mum ah foo 25 and her 18-month-old baby kebaco swing joyously from the trees after a three-month stint in quarantined captivity the pair were rescued from an oil palm plantation after a concerned farmer raised the alarm amid preparations for the harvest which would have destroyed their home and put them in serious danger the team took the mum and baby to the sepilok orangutan rehabilitation centre in malaysia to screen them for disease before being released to set up their new home amongst fellow great apes gilbert woolley a photographer and editor from bristol uk now living and working in borneo captured the young familys adventure on filmvideographer director: gilbert woolleyproducer: emma pearson nick johnsoneditor: sonia estal |
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orchids author craig pittman is on the scent of scandal interview
Bookmarked 723 weeks ago want to know how an oil spill could impact the gulf of mexico and the sunshine state039s beaches tampa bay times environmental reporter craig pittman039s the guy to readso it might seem like the intrigue over a single orchid039s origins and rightful ownership would be a little under his radar but investigative journalist that he is pittman smelled a good mystery lurking behind the lush tropical setting of marie selby botanical gardens in sarasota floridathe scent of scandal: greed betrayal and the world039s most beautiful orchid is a story that took the reporter years to fully develop and was one he began writing about way back in 2002 it039s extremely well-writtenwhich is not really a surprise coming from an award-winning journalist whose previous books include paving paradise and manatee insanityif you ever read susan orlean039s book the orchid thief or saw the crazy-ass film made from it adaptation you039ve already had a peek into this highly competitive world of illegal imports competitive bookworms snooty dilettantes and rascally wormsorder the scent of scandal from amazoncom: http:amzntoi8qc14 |
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my pet cheetah helped me through cancer
Bookmarked 543 weeks ago a brave cancer survivor has told how she overcame the illness - with the help of her fully-grown pet cheetah big cat loverriana van nieuwenhuizen was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2013 and underwent a double mastectomy as part of the treatment the 53-year-old who bought her first cheetah fiela back in 2006 also had to have chemotherapy as she walked the road to recovery rianas unique bond with the animal means she can cuddle up with it in bed and even allow it to lick her face and eat from the same dinner table the big-hearted survivor now runs the cheetah experience in bloemfontein south africa with her home based on the sitevideographer director: evert kleynhansproducer: tom gillespie chloe browneeditor: sonia estal |
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eetwidomayloh he who greets with fire he is the hyena killer
Bookmarked 737 weeks ago lions and spotted hyenas occupy the same ecological niche and hence compete where they coexist a review of data across several studies indicates a dietary overlap of 586 lions typically ignore spotted hyenas unless they are on a kill or are being harassed by them while the latter tend to visibly react to the presence of lions whether there is food or not lions seize the kills of spotted hyenas: in the ngorongoro crater it is common for lions to subsist largely on kills stolen from hyenas causing the hyenas to increase their kill rate lions are quick to follow the calls of hyenas feeding a fact which was proven by dr hans kruuk who found that lions repeatedly approached him whenever he played the tape-recorded calls of hyenas feeding when confronted on a kill by lions spotted hyenas will either leave or wait patiently at a distance of 30--100 m 100--350 ft until the lions have finished in some cases spotted hyenas are bold enough to feed alongside lions and may occasionally force the lions off a kill the two species may act aggressively toward one another even when there is no food involved lions may charge at hyenas and maul them for no apparent reason: one male lion was filmed killing two matriarch hyenas on separate occasions without eating them and lion predation can account for up to 71 of hyena deaths in etosha spotted hyenas have adapted by frequently mobbing lions which enter their territories experiments on captive spotted hyenas revealed that specimens with no prior experience with lions act indifferently to the sight of them but will react fearfully to the scentlions tend to dominate smaller felines such as cheetahs and leopards where they co-occur stealing their kills and killing their cubs and even adults when given the chance the cheetah has a 50 chance of losing its kill to lions or other predators lions are major killers of cheetah cubs up to 90 of which are lost in their first weeks of life due to attacks by other predators cheetahs avoid competition by hunting at different times of the day and hide their cubs in thick brush leopards also use such tactics but have the advantage of being able to subsist much better on small prey than either lions or cheetahs also unlike cheetahs leopards can climb trees and use them to keep their cubs and kills away from lions however lionesses will occasionally be successful in climbing to retrieve leopard kills similarly lions dominate african wild dogs not only taking their kills but also preying on young and rarely adult dogs population densities of wild dogs are low in areas where lions are more abundantthe nile crocodile is the only sympatric predator besides humans that can singly threaten the lion depending on the size of the crocodile and the lion either can lose kills or carrion to the other lions have been known to kill crocodiles venturing onto land while the reverse is true for lions entering waterways as evidenced by the occasional lion claws found in crocodile stomachslion panthera leo cat cats felidae wild lions sub-saharan africa asia endangered population gir forest national park india pleistocene land mammal savanna grassland social pride hunt apex keystone predator scavenger mane upper paleolithic period roman empire evolution tiger jaguar leopard spotted hyenas ecological niche ngorongoro crater feeding cubs |
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the word - new country for old men - the colbert report - 3111 - video clip comedy central
Bookmarked 784 weeks ago colbertnationcom video - the newly formed america plus will still maintain normal diplomatic relations with poor america |
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what039s killing the fishing cat
Bookmarked 765 weeks ago i try to be as eco friendly as i can and when i recently found out about the shrimp farms in thailand and the impact they have on the endangered fishing cat i was shockedwe can help save this cat from extinction by voting with our money on who we buy food from we can purchase shrimp from domestic sources or food that is approved by the marine stewardship council:http:wwwmscorgwhere-to-buyplease click on these links for more information:help save the fishing cat:http:wwwfishingcatprojectinforeport on shrimp farms:http:www1americanedutedthaishmphtmhttp:enwikipediaorgwikishrimp_farmfor seafood lovers here039s a good list:http:wwwmontereybayaquariumorgcrseafoodwatchaspxmore fishing cat projects:http:catinwaterwordpresscomhttp:wwwwildcatconservationorgfishing-cathtmlmany of the shrimp products i found from thailand have this label as well but the photos don039t show the pictures of the thailand shrimp farms just some happy people holding fish are we being fooledhttp:wwwresponsibleseafoodorgcontact or talk to the place where you buy your groceries and let them know you care where your food comes from the world039s population is growing and the demand to feed it should not make way to destroying the planeta huge special thank you to dr jim sanderson with the helping of this report and the usage of his photosvideo footage of captive fishing cat taken by myself at big cat rescue tampa flthanks for watching now go help save the fishing cats |
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interview with the endangered when we speak tv
Bookmarked 666 weeks ago the endangered is a band out of los angeles california that believes in preserving the artistry of live music watch the video quotdollarsquot by the endangered:http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=4ql5cfiekpqwatch the video quotcalling on youquot by the endangered:http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=pt3w_jbtns4purchase music by the endangered:http:wwwamazoncomthe-endangered-epdpb007xlhjgcamplinkcode=wafamptag=whwesptv-20for more information about the endangered:website: http:wwwendangeredbandcomtwitter: https:wwwtwittercomtheendangeredfacebook: https:wwwfacebookcomendangeredbandfor more information about when we speak or to be a guest or sponsor:website: http:wwwwhenwespeaktvwebscomfacebook: https:wwwfacebookcompageswhen-we-speak-tv194748533955160twitter: https:wwwtwittercomwhenwespeaktv |