Sunday, April 28, 2024

Tag: Wildlife

Baby pygmy hippo at Edinburgh Zoo thrills visitors

By Oliver Farrimond A NEW arrival at Edinburgh Zoo is thrilling visitors – a miniature hippopotamus. Little Leisha – which means “gift” in West African –...

Badger cheats death after falling down drain

By Cara Sulieman A BABY badger narrowly escaped death after falling down a storm drain and getting stuck. With eight-foot high walls the badger would either...

Baby pine martens rescued after being found abandoned and starving

By Oliver Farrimond A PAIR of abandoned baby pine martens are being nursed back to health by the Scottish SPCA after falling from their nests. Concerned...

Pair of rescued baby owls were ‘left for dead’

By Michael MacLeod and Oliver Farrimond A PAIR of fluffy owl siblings were almost crushed to death when jackdaws built a nest on top of...

Wood roasted pigeon

By Cara Sulieman   A WOOD PIGEON got a roasting when a well-meaning rescuer tried to release it from a chimney - by smoking it out. The...

Train crash covers twenty swans in oil

By Michael MacLeod TWENTY swans were among dozens of seabirds covered in oil after Tuesday's freight train derailment. The helpless birds bore the brunt of 1,000...

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