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    Stardust
    Stardust

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    Post by Stardust Sat 28 Jan 2017, 21:24



    Ten natural wonders of the world.
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    Nature Empty Spiders

    Post by Stardust Sun 29 Jan 2017, 14:58

    I love the little Peacock Spider. Very Happy
    Not so keen on the Brazilian Wandering Spider though and I'm glad our bananas don't come from Brazil.
    run



    By the way, that strange white spider in the photo is not real.
    Stardust
    Stardust

    Location : City of Light

    Nature Empty Birth of pine martens

    Post by Stardust Sun 29 Jan 2017, 20:53

    Here's an article with video footage of the birth of baby pine martens.  happyheart

    http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/thrilling-birth-of-rare-predator-119650/

    If you want more information about Wildwood Discovery Park in Kent, home page here:

    https://wildwoodtrust.org/
    Stardust
    Stardust

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    Nature Empty Healing Nature in Scotland

    Post by Stardust Mon 30 Jan 2017, 08:57

    A very nice little video.



    "Trees for Life" restoring the Caledonian Forest:
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    Nature Empty London Wildlife Trust

    Post by Stardust Tue 31 Jan 2017, 08:22

    This is a great site with lots of information on different species in and around London (but not only). Check on the "Nature Reserves" and on the "Wildlife and Nature" in particular.
    http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/

    An interesting little video on London wildlife:


    More about London Wildlife Projects:
    [video no longer available]
    Stardust
    Stardust

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    Nature Empty Farne Islands

    Post by Stardust Thu 02 Feb 2017, 15:54

    Very Happy 

    Had a weary day? Sit with your feet up and watch this lovely short video (3:13 minutes).



    Then take a look at this National Trust site where you can find out lots more about Farne Islands and the cute little seal pups, puffins, etc...:
    https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/farne-islands

    If anyone reading this is interested, they're looking for a new ranger for the Farne Islands. Applications for the position of ranger close on 7th February 2017. Find out more here:
    https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/news/could-you-be-the-new-farne-islands-ranger-
    Stardust
    Stardust

    Location : City of Light

    Nature Empty Argentina

    Post by Stardust Fri 03 Feb 2017, 16:05

    Heard a lot about Argentina, though I've never been there myself. Great country from all accounts, and these short videos seem to confirm this.




    Stardust
    Stardust

    Location : City of Light

    Nature Empty Thingvellir National Park - Iceland

    Post by Stardust Thu 16 Feb 2017, 16:30



    Thingvellir (Þingvellir) Valley where the first meeting of the Althing, the Icelandic Parliament, took place and was held annually from 930 AD to 1798.

    Interesting article: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1152

    Stardust
    Stardust

    Location : City of Light

    Nature Empty National Forest Foundation (US)

    Post by Stardust Mon 20 Mar 2017, 17:55

    Even if you're not in America this site has lots of interest and you can also consult their magazines and download beautiful forest desktop backgrounds.

    https://www.nationalforests.org/
    Stardust
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    Nature Empty On the road to extinction

    Post by Stardust Thu 22 Mar 2018, 10:23

    8 animals being hunted into extinction:
    elephant, gorilla, lemur, pangolin, rhinoceros, sea turtle, snow leopard, tiger.

    https://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/endangered-species/8-incredible-animals-being-poached-extinction/

    Here are 10 animals that are already extinct :

    https://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/glimpse-what-we-lost-10-extinct-animals-photos/
     
     
    Kitkat
    Kitkat

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    Post by Kitkat Thu 22 Mar 2018, 13:27

    Stardust wrote:8 animals being hunted into extinction:
    elephant, gorilla, lemur, pangolin, rhinoceros, sea turtle, snow leopard, tiger.


    Never heard of - let alone seen - a pangolin before.  
    eeeuw .... Squirmy, scaly little things aren't they ...  I wouldn't like to come across one of those! rock
    Stardust
    Stardust

    Location : City of Light

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    Post by Stardust Fri 23 Mar 2018, 09:52

    Kitkat wrote:Never heard of - let alone seen - a pangolin before.  
    eeeuw .... Squirmy, scaly little things aren't they ...  
    I wouldn't like to come across one of those!
    I think it's pretty and, given the circumstances, it's not likely you'll ever see one, Kitkat.
    Sad... poor pangolin.
    Stardust
    Stardust

    Location : City of Light

    Nature Empty Nature "did-you-knows"

    Post by Stardust Mon 26 Mar 2018, 17:13

    Hundreds of interesting facts about Nature than you might not know.

    https://www.did-you-knows.com/did-you-know-facts/nature.php

    According to this site, for instance:

    It takes 50 minutes to soft boil and two hours to hard boil an ostrich egg.

    A rat can tread water for 3 days.

    Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

    All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.

    A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second.

    The algae found in the world's oceans produces nearly 50% of the world's oxygen.
    Stardust
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    Post by Stardust Tue 03 Apr 2018, 11:48

    More cute videos from Dodo:

    https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild
    Whiskers
    Whiskers

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    Post by Whiskers Tue 03 Apr 2018, 21:12

    Unfortunately none of them will play for me. I just get a circle going round and round.
    Stardust
    Stardust

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    Post by Stardust Wed 04 Apr 2018, 09:32

    I just clicked and it works for me, Whiskers.

    Try the Dodo homepage: https://www.thedodo.com/

    If you still can't get the videos to work they also have written articles, but the videos are wonderful so it's a shame for anyone who can't access them.
    Whiskers
    Whiskers

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    Post by Whiskers Wed 04 Apr 2018, 12:00

    Just tried the original link again and its working ok.   yay I dont know why it wouldnt work yesterday.  Must be my computer.  I am on a different comp now, at work.

    Watched a couple of those cute videos now.  That site is amazing. purr 

    I dont want to stop but got to work now.  surprised   Cant wait for lunch time to see them all.
    lar-lar
    lar-lar

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    Post by lar-lar Thu 18 Oct 2018, 12:48

    Wildlife Photographer of the Year just announced.

    Here's the winning photograph. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45870218
    Whiskers
    Whiskers

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    Post by Whiskers Thu 18 Oct 2018, 20:50

    lar-lar wrote:Wildlife Photographer of the Year just announced.

    Here's the winning photograph. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45870218

    Fabulous photos! purr

    It must be hard to pick a winner out of all of them.
    lar-lar
    lar-lar

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    Post by lar-lar Tue 30 Oct 2018, 11:42

    I'm going to treat myself to a good second-hand camera soon -- need to find a good online course though! Hopefully I'll take some good shots.

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