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The most intelligent mammals?
I have to say- I have a great love for the cetaceans; these often massive marine mammals have captured my interest ever since I saw a picture of a gigantic blue whale in my wildlife picture book at the age of eight. There are many things that really impress me about these animals, obviously what…
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My email/letter to my MP on the Hunting Act
So almost two weeks ago I wrote and sent an email to my MP, obviously urging him to vote against the relaxation of the Hunting Act that has not been very honestly, in my opinion, put into order, when the MPs will be allowed a free vote on Thursday as to if or not it…
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Starlings in the morning
As you know, the early morning hours are the perfect time to go out and let the dawn chorus of hundreds of different birds wash over you; the robin with his light, tin-tapping chirp, the blackbird with his rich, bubbling melody, the chaffinch with his subtle scolding only to explode into a cacophony of rich…
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We need our Bees
Bees. Those small, colourful, often fuzzy individuals that hover around our gardens in a lazy, almost dreamy fashion, the golden pollen sacks on their glossy black limbs growing ever larger as they visit flower after flower in search of nectar. No garden would seem complete without these furry visitors, and certainly, when anyone describes a…
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Beauty is in the eye of the naturalist
A true naturalist is not just someone who admires the natural world, but also someone who takes time out of their schedule or goes to lengths to study the environment-whether it be animal behaviour or ecosystems; therefore, as a naturalist, one of the qualities that you need to have is…a good eye-not to say that…
Jasmine Isa Qureshi 