Collared Pratincole-rare sighting

A rare bird visit at Northam  Burrows  sparked interest from  local birdwatchers .The bird  was a Collared Pratincole,a rare sight in u.k  and normally occur during periods of high pressure  with southernly winds across  u.k.Breeds in Southern europe,Asia,Africa.

ANIMALS LEGAL TO KEEP.

Animals you can keep with a licence in Britain under Dangerous Wild Animal Act 1976-Giant Anteater,Gorilla,Jackal,Lion,Tasmanian Devil,Giant Armadillo,Western and Eastern Grey Kangaroo.Others you only require not to have a license are-Nightowl-monkeys,Titi monkeys,Squirrel monkeys,lemurs,Foxes,Grey Seals,Domestic Reindeer.

Dog disease could be boon for human medicine

Texas is a very energetic, smart and playful German shepherd dog. "He always tries his best to please me," said his owner Helene Bäckman.

But when Texas was six months old, Helene noticed that he started to behave unusually.
He started to jump and bite the air repeatedly.
"It´s like he sees something. He jumps and when he´s biting, he bites hard," she said.
"You can hear his teeth against each other.
"He can do this for hours and he gets more and more stressed when he´s doing it. He never rests between jumps."
The reason for Texas' unusual behaviour? Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
OCD is well described in humans and the dog version of the disease presents with similar repetitive behaviours.
Whereas people might wash their hands mread moreultiple times or hoard obje

Houdini cat: Meet Chamallow, the feline escape artist

  a read morevet has renamed one animal in his care ‘the king of escape’, in a nod to the feline’s ability to break free from any cage in the practice.

Adopted cat Chamallow simply refused to be held captive, causing havoc for staff at a Marseille veterinary clinic in France.
Staff at the veterinary practice had been baffled as to how their adopted cat broke free from its cage every night, until they placed a camera in front of him one evening.
Footage shows Chamallow breaking free with ease from two cages – although he has perfected his skills as an escape artist on many more

elephant facts

Elephants experience grief ,they try to bury thier dead using twigs and leaves to cover the body.Elephants recognise themselfs in mirrors a self awareness very rare in animals.Thier also self medicate,if thier skin gets burnt they thrwo sand on thier backs to protect themselfs,females will chew on leaves to induce labour.Even if thier safety is at risk thier will o out ofthier way to assist others of thier kind,showing signs of compassion not a survival instticts.Elephants do not forget,research shows dominant females build up a social memory as thier get oldeer to help  recognise friend or foe,thier can suffer from post tramatic stress.Thier brian can weigh up to5kg ,larger than any other land  animal.Thier also can learnn to mimi,impressions of passing trucks or commands of keepers.Experiance loy,screaming and trumpeting whena calf is born.Same sex romances are common ,this is in the form of affectionate trunk entwining,kissing,placing tunks in each others trunks.