September 2007 BBC video here. Aaah. But more seriously, albinoism occurs regularly in (to my knowledge) all mammals. Is it the same gene that is mutated each time? Why do albinos have visual problems? (NB see other posts on albinism – they update this story)
Entries Tagged as ‘Baby animals’
22/04/2009
BELUGA BIRTH!
September 2007 Does what it says on the tin! BBC news video – may not play outside UK.
21/04/2009
FROM GAY PENGUINS TO GAY FLAMINGOS
May 2007 Some of you may remember the Gay Penguin business in Berlin Zoo a while back. This is a piece about a pair of male flamingos who have adopted an egg. Ahhh. Anybody seriously interested in the wide variety of sexual behaviour in the animal kingdom should read Bruce Bagemihl’s book “Animal Exuberance”, which is in the library. However, [...]
21/04/2009
MORE HARES
May 2007 An excellent picture of a brown hare mother (Lepus europaeus) suckling. NB rabbits also have very brief suckling durations (around 3 minutes a DAY - yes, that figure is correct). That means that rabbit pups have to find the nipple very quickly. There’s a key pheromone involved in this, helping to guide the pup to the nipple. [...]
21/04/2009
AAAH
May 2007 Soppy BBC video of a mother cat from Jordan which has taken a (nice) fancy to some rather oddly-coloured chicks. How might this work – what neurona/hormonal/higher-level processes are involved in turning a hunter into a mother? Why ARE the chicks coloured? (May not work outside UK)
20/04/2009
AHHH – MORE BABY ANIMALS
March 2007 A tabby tiger. Honest. BBC news video (may not play outside UK).
20/04/2009
AAHH. MORE CUTE BABY ANIMALS
March 2007 Twin baby giraffes. BBC news video here (may not work outside UK).
20/04/2009
CUTE BABY PANDAS
March 2007 Skanky baby pandas, multiple baby pandas, sneezing baby panda.
20/04/2009
AHHH – WHITE BABY TIGERS
February 2007 But what would happen to them in the wild? BBC news video here (may not work outside the UK).
