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Guess Hamza's animal sounds quiz
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (398+ words) Can you figure out which animal Hamza is mimicking? He's great at making animal sounds, but can you use his impressions to correctly guess the right animal? Listen to Hamza's impressions of African bush animals and try to guess which…...
Godalming Sainsbury's magpie safely caught, supermarket says
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (538+ words) The magpie had been trapped inside the Sainsbury's superstore in Godalming for a number of weeks A magpie which became stuck in a Sainsbury's superstore has been safely removed, a spokesperson said. Shoppers had been spotting the magpie in the…...
Revival project for endangered native trees in North Yorkshire
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (586+ words) The saplings were propagated from Yorkshire's current black poplar population A project to help save one of the UK's rarest native trees has begun in North Yorkshire. As part of the Forgotten Flora project, the Howardian Hills Partnership and North…...
King penguin egg laid at Birdland Park for first time in six years
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (664+ words) The "precious egg" was laid at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water A king penguin egg has been laid at a bird park in Gloucestershire for the first time in six years. The 289g (10oz) egg was laid by a younger female…...
Appeal to track eagle which flew away from Surrey country show
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (563+ words) Cillian, the Chilean blue eagle, has been missing for nearly a week after flying off from the Cowpie Country Show The owner of an eagle which disappeared from a country show is calling for public help to track down the…...
Blue tits found nesting in Bourton-on-the-Water cigarette bin
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (295+ words) Follow Bourton on the Water Blue tits found nesting in campsite's cigarette bin. Video, 00: 00: 16 Blue tits found nesting in campsite's cigarette bin Up Next. What the US and Iran get out of Trump's deal. Video, 00: 01: 15 What the US and Iran…...
Bird flu kills more than 75% of baby seals on remote Australian island, study finds
2+ day, 13+ min ago (699+ words) Thousands of seal pups were killed by bird flu on two remote Australian islands Bird flu has killed thousands of southern elephant seal pups on remote Antarctic islands belonging to Australia, new research has shown. Heard and Mc Donald Islands,…...
New Suffolk wildlife park pancake tortoise a symbol of hope
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (585+ words) The new arrival at Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park is yet to be named A newly hatched baby pancake tortoise has been described as "a symbol of hope for the future" of one of the world's most threatened species of…...
Cattle grazing Wildmoor Heath reserve to help wildlife thrive
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (560+ words) Ten Sussex cattle are at Wildmoor Heath nature reserve for the summer and early autumn Cattle are grazing at a nature reserve to improve conditions for its heathland plants and animals. The 10 Sussex cattle are roaming at Wildmoor Heath near…...
Large-scale pigeon race gets under way in Guernsey
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (334+ words) This was the moment a large-scale pigeon race started at L'Ancresse Bay in Guernsey on Saturday morning. Hundreds of homing pigeons flew around the bay before heading off across the Channel to various locations in the UK. Large-scale pigeon racing…...