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The week’s most viewed stories May 23 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 16 May to Thursday 22 May 2008) were:
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
Tags: africa, black rhino, blue, botswana, cub, dolphin, elephant, encounter, female, fluke, indian ocean, kwazulu-natal, leviathan, lion, mammal, okavango delta, popular, rhino, sodwana bay, south africa, western cape, whale, wildebeest, youngThe week’s most viewed stories May 16 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 09 May to Thursday 15 May 2008) were:
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
Tags: africa, black rhino, blue, botswana, cub, dolphin, encounter, female, fluke, indian ocean, kwazulu-natal, leviathan, lion, mammal, okavango delta, popular, rhino, sodwana bay, south africa, western cape, whale, youngThe week’s most viewed stories May 9 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 02 May to Thursday 08 May 2008) were:
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Unusual reef is full of surprises
It’s a special day at Sodwana, as the Indian Ocean offers up everything from coral and shrimps to dolphins and the world’s largest fish.
Tags: africa, black rhino, botswana, cub, encounter, female, fluke, indian ocean, kwazulu-natal, leviathan, lion, mammal, okavango delta, popular, rhino, south africa, western cape, whale, youngDid You Know? Hippo bull behaviour May 6 2008
Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) have a delicate social network. It is essential that clearly defined roles exist within each pod in order to maintain peace.
Tags: aquatic, behaviour, dominance, female, hippo, hippopotamus, male, mammal, pod, river, social, territoryThe week’s most viewed stories May 2 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 25 April to Thursday 1 May 2008) were:
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Huge beast shows why it’s one of the most feared and respected creatures in the African bushveld.
Tags: africa, black rhino, botswana, cub, encounter, female, fluke, indian ocean, kwazulu-natal, leviathan, lion, mammal, okavango delta, popular, rhino, south africa, western cape, whale, youngThe week’s most viewed stories Apr 25 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 18 April to Thursday 24 April 2008) were:
Dark clouds and great whites Mar 25 2008
A blanket of apprehension lay over the day’s divers – the crew from Earth-Touch and a few British tourists. There were dark storm clouds making their way towards the area we were going to try to find the great white sharks, and the surface of the sea was windswept, with white caps dotted across the ocean surface.
The boats were loaded, and soon we were pounding our way to Skip Skop, an area 7km (4mi) off the coast, with a ferocious reputation for great whites (Carcharodon carcharias). As we sped from the base, the excitement seemed to drain from the faces with every kilometre we travelled.
Tags: adrenaline, animal, bait, bite, camera, coast, colour, eye, female, fin, fish, great white, green, jaw, nerves, ocean, power, sea, shark, skip skop, south africa, speed, storm, swim, tail, visibility, water, western cape, white, windThe week’s most viewed stories (March 14 to 20 2008) Mar 21 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 14 March to Thursday 20 March 2008) were:
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Close encounter with a leviathan
This week’s most viewed stories Feb 1 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 25 January to Thursday 31 January 2008) were:
Tags: barking, creature, deer, female, food, fresh, habitat, khao yai national park, pregnant, prey, pride, reef, ribbon, risky, search, shoots, small, south africa, thailandWeavers at work Jan 29 2008
The spectacled weaver is an impressive nest-builder, as you can see in the Earth-Touch clip, Weavers work on a nest.
First, the birds strip the leaves off the stem on which they are going to attach the nest, unless the tree is a fir or palm. They then tightly weave strips of fine plant material into a structure which has a downward-pointing entrance tunnel.
Tags: bird, blyde canyon, chin, egg, female, fir, incubate, leaf, male, nest, palm, plant, south africa, spectacled weaver, weave, weaver, yellowDid you know? How to tell the difference between a male and a female buffalo Oct 31 2007
Buffalo bulls can be distinguished from the females by size – a mature bull can weigh as much as 900kg (1 984lb) – and by the “boss” on their head.
The horns of a Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) grow out to the side from the top of the head and as a buffalo bull matures, the area of horn on its head develops into a large mass, known as a boss.
Kudus move with grace Sep 28 2007
Despite their size, kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) strike elegant poses as they browse and drink, as you can see in the Earth-Touch clip, Kudu drink in early morning. This was filmed in the Boteti River bed near the Meno A Kwena camp in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana.
Did you know? Giraffe communication Sep 20 2007
Giraffes, like elephants, communicate mostly through infrasound, which is inaudible by humans.
They do, however, sometimes grunt, and make whistle-like noises as well. Mother giraffes whistle to their calves, which may in turn mew. Giraffes will also grunt and snort in alarm.
Tags: communication, female, giraffe, infrasound, male, oestrus, soundGirl or boy? How does one tell? Sep 19 2007
By Andy Crawford, field crew
Distinguishing the gender of wild animals is often no easy task. Certainly with some species the presence of obvious markers (such as horns or manes) make it simple.
However, with certain species it is almost impossible. Hyenas are notoriously difficult as the females have external genitalia exactly like those of a male. The size and attitude of the hyena are the only factors that give one an indication of its gender – the females are significantly larger than, the males, and are more dominant.
Size and attitude as a general rule of thumb can be the distinguishing factor, in the absence of the usual clues such as horns or genitals. Other than hyenas and a few other animals, it is the males of a species which are usually larger.
Wildlife news from around the world
Female hyenas discourage incest Aug 29 2007
New research shows that female spotted hyenas, generally the dominant sex, discourage incestuous mating so that their young have a better chance of survival.
A 10-year-study of 400 spotted hyenas in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, published in Nature, reveals that female spotted hyenas, which live in mixed-gender groups, preferred to mate with strangers. Males were forced to accept this as mating an unwilling female is difficult, due in part to their unusual genitalia. The study showed that young born of two hyenas related to one another were weaker than those which were not.
Tags: female, genitalia, hyena, incest, male, mate, ngorongoro crater, spotted hyena, tanzaniaPage 1 of 1 pages
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