Tag: Wildlife

Baby pygmy hippo at Edinburgh Zoo thrills visitors

Deadline News Journalist - July 2, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - June 18, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - June 9, 2009

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’

Deadline News Journalist - May 13, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - March 19, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - January 29, 2009

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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