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Did you know? Marabou stork May 14 2008

Beautiful they are not, and we humans find some of their habits less than attractive too. Yet these birds have to be respected for their survival skills.

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Marabou storks’ sunset viewing Nov 29 2007

The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) is a large and heavy bird, with a bald head, long legs and a massive bill. Its odd shape is silhouetted against the evening sky of the Okavango Delta, Botswana in the Earth-Touch clip, Storks watch giraffe go by.

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Hyenas tag along with leopard Nov 21 2007

In the Earth-Touch clip, Hyenas dog leopard, two hyenas are on high alert, waiting to scavenge something from a nearby predator.

After some searching through the sage of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, the film crew spotted a female leopard swiftly and silently moving through the bush.

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Did you know? Hyena Nov 19 2007

As hyenas are scavengers there is often intense competition at kill sites to get enough food as fast as possible. That is why a lot of what is consumed at kills is hair, bones and teeth. The hyena’’s digestive fluids are adapted to enable them to digest bones and teeth, but hair cannot be digested.

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Did you know? The difference between black-backed and side-striped jackals Nov 6 2007

Despite the obvious difference between these two species – one has a black back and the other a side stripe – there are also other differences that distinguish these two jackals.

They differ in size, with the side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) being up to 10kg (22lb) heavier than the black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas). The face and coat of the black-backed jackal are tan, whereas the side-striped jackal is grey in colour.

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Did you know? Tiger sharks Oct 26 2007