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Cheetah Family In Masi Mara…***EXCLUSIVE*** *** NO INTERNET USAGE UNTIL 00:001 BST ON JULY 23, 2012 *** MASI MARA, KENYA – UNDATED: Cheetah mother shakes of the rain off her fur after a rain shower and in process soakes her six cubs in Masai Mara, Kenya. A cheetah mum drenches her six adorable cubs – as they all squirm with shock. The pack of three-month-old cubs had already taken a soaking from Mother Nature during a flash downpour in Masai Mara, Kenya. The nippers’ fur had just dried out when their mother shook herself dry – dousing them all in water. And Irish snapper Paul Mckenzie, 48, who now lives in Hong Kong, was perfectly poised to capture their adorable reactions. PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Mckenzie / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
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Sanje Crested Mangabey. Photo Credit-Mohamed Kambi
Trophic level interaction between wild flora and fauna. Image Credit: Vivi Granado
Wild Tiger
Fallow stag and flies at dawn.
I’ve spotted these cute cratures a couple of times, briefly crossing the alley before disappearing in the thick jungle surrounding the Mexican resort. I consider myself lucky to have spotted an entire family traveling from tree to tree, about 40ft from where I was standing. I found a small opening and carefully slipped between the trees, making sure I don’t scratch myself. I’ve landed in an opening large enough to perform a belly dance :-) Te coati bunch quickly became aware of my presence and made their way deep in the jungle, retrieving the youngsters one by one from different tree branches. I’ve found them quite cute and intelligent. While searching for the coati latin name I’ve sadly ran across this recent Herald Tribune article stating that 45 coatis have recently been poisoned in Cancun’s mangroves :-( http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=343607&CategoryId=14091
Goon Junior
Red Colobus. Photo Credit-Mohamed Kambi
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Conservation News
- Amazon rainforest fires leave São Paulo in the dark August 21, 2019
- Wild orchid trade in China is huge, overlooked and ‘devastating,’ study finds August 21, 2019
- Japan builds coal plants abroad that wouldn’t be allowed at home: Report August 21, 2019
- Audio: The superb lyrebird’s song, dance and incredible vocal mimicry August 20, 2019
- On Peru’s border, the Tikuna tribe takes on illegal coca growers August 20, 2019
- Philippine bill seeks to grant nature the same legal rights as humans August 20, 2019
- 2019 in line for second lowest Arctic sea ice extent record August 19, 2019
- Colombia: Indigenous Yukpa besieged by deforestation and armed conflict August 19, 2019
- Mysterious plants that thrive in darkness, steal food: Q&A with botanist Kenji Suetsugu August 19, 2019
- Connecting an island: Traveling the Pan Borneo Highway August 19, 2019
- Philippine eco-warrior Gina Lopez, who battled mines, dies at 65 August 19, 2019
- Travel: A charmed encounter with birds-of-paradise in Papua’s Arfak Mountains August 19, 2019
- Deforestation, climate crisis could crash Amazon tree diversity: study August 18, 2019
- CITES 2019: What’s Conservation Got To Do With It? (commentary) August 16, 2019
- Bid for greater protection of star tortoise, a trafficking mainstay August 16, 2019
- Madagascar: What’s good for the forest is good for the native silk industry August 16, 2019
- Norway freezes support for Amazon Fund; EU/Brazil trade deal at risk? August 16, 2019
- In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, August 16, 2019 August 16, 2019
- Asian elephant footprints serve as safe spaces for frog nurseries August 16, 2019
- Newly described giant extinct penguin and parrot once lived in New Zealand August 16, 2019
