Predator Cubs Living Together

Just one big happy family: Abandoned lion, tigers and hyena cubs who all play together

• When these five baby animals were all abandoned by their mothers their chances of survival were slim
• But now the three lions, a tiger, and a spotted hyena are having a happier time at the Akwaaba Lodge in South Africa
• Will transform into predators in two year's time - so they will be split up and live in separate enclosures
• The animals share the same living enclosures and even share meal times together

By
Jill Reilly

PUBLISHED: 14:16 GMT, 25 April 2013 | UPDATED: 07:06 GMT, 26 April 2013

When these five baby animals were all abandoned by their mothers their chances of survival were slim.

But now the three lions, a tiger, and a spotted hyena are having a happier time at the Akwaaba Lodge in Rustenburg, South Africa, where they live under one roof.

The owner of the four- star hotel, Layla Cajee, has raised the cubs from birth.

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Special bond: Five of nature's most fearful beasts have formed a bond - after they were abandoned by their mothers

Bright future: The babies - three lions, a tiger, and a spotted hyena are having a roaring good time at the Akwaaba Lodge in Rustenburg, South Africa, where they live under one roof

Layla said: 'They do squabble over food and the dominant one - the tiger - will come and take her share first. But I try to ensure that all the animals get the same amount and the same cut of meat to prevent them from fighting. After meal times they usually cuddle up together and have a nap'

Leader: Bella the tiger, is five months and is the leader of the pack, while the three lions, Delano, Romeo and Maximus, are also five months

 

'In the wild, they would not have stood a chance of survival without their mother's protection. So it's nice to see them growing up together.'

Bella the tiger, five months, is the leader of the pack, while the three lions, Delano, Romeo and Maximus, are also five months, but more timid. 

Meanwhile the eldest - Milika the hyena, six months - is the most mischievous in the motley crew.

Layla said: 'The naughtiest of them all is Milika - she's very boisterous and likes to play fight with her siblings.'

Time for tea: The five orphans all hungrily gather around a piece of meat at dinner time

Naughty: Layla said: 'The naughtiest of them all is Milika - she's very boisterous and likes to play fight with her siblings'

Mischievous: The eldest - Milika the hyena, six months - is the most mischievous in the motley crew

The animals share the same living enclosures and even share meal times together.

Layla said: 'They do squabble over food and the dominant one - the tiger - will come and take her share first. But I try to ensure that all the animals get the same amount and the same cut of meat to prevent them from fighting. After meal times they usually cuddle up together and have a nap.'

But these cute cuddly creatures will transform into predators in two year's time - so they will be split up and live in separate enclosures.

Learning from their elders: A tiger cub and lion cub play together at the Akwaaba Lodge in Rustenburg, South Africa

Good friends: The animals share the same living enclosures and even share meal times together

Apart: These cute cuddly creatures will transform into predators in two year's time - so they will be split up and live in separate enclosures

Care: The owner of the four- star hotel, Layla Cajee, has raised the cubs from birth

Sleep hard, play hard: Two lion cubs relax at the Akwaaba Lodge in Rustenburg

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Underground Owls

The burrowing owls who live underground instead of in trees The owls nest in holes rather than in trees, and are active during the day Population in decline as their lowland habitat is bought up by developers  Images caught by hidden camera in 20 attempts over six months By Amanda Williams PUBLISHED: 09:23 GMT, 4 April 2013 | UPDATED: 13:19 GMT, 4 April 2013 With coyotes lurking, stray dogs sniffing and raptors soaring above, you could forgive these wide-eyed burrowing owls for looking slightly nervous. Using a camera hidden in a traffic cone photographer Mac Stone captured the magnificent birds, which nest in underground holes rather than in trees, in 20 attempts over six months. The charming results show the wise creatures curiously gazing out over the grassland from their tunnelled habitat in Southern Florida. The wise creatures can be seen curiously gazing out over the grassland from their tunnelled habitat in Southern Florida The charming results show the wise creatures curiously gazing out over the grassland from the entrance to their tunnelled habitat Burrowing owls are diurnal, meaning they are active in the day time, and do most of their hunting and flying around a small open area Mr Stone said: 'Photographing owls is usually difficult, as they have wide territorial ranges, are primarily nocturnal and they nest high in tree cavities. 'Burrowing owls, however, are diurnal and do most of their hunting and flying around a small open area.   'Since their burrows are fixed, it's easy to predict where they'll be a week from now or even five minutes from now. 'They prefer expansive grasslands where they can easily prey on insects and small vertebrates. But, like most habitat-specific animals, their survival is greatly determined by the profitability of their landscapes. Mr Stone programmed the camera to take a photograph every five seconds over a five hour session. He said : 'I visited them several times, watching their behaviour and trying to figure out how I could position my camera without scaring them away' The owls are protected species and while their numbers are steady they've had to make serious adjustments to their living styles. Mr Stone said it's rare to see these birds with their surroundings intact, usually because their backyards include golf carts or housing developments Mr Stone with the camera trap. He specialises in images from the Everglades, Florida Bay, and America's Swamps 'Dry, flat grasslands are valuable commodities in South Florida for agricultural use, golf courses, or new strip malls which leaves very little room for these ground dwellers.

Underground Owls

The burrowing owls who live underground instead of in trees The owls nest in holes rather than in trees, and are active during the day Population in decline as their lowland habitat is bought up by developers  Images caught by hidden camera in 20 attempts over six months By Amanda Williams PUBLISHED: 09:23 GMT, 4 April 2013 | UPDATED: 13:19 GMT, 4 April 2013 With coyotes lurking, stray dogs sniffing and raptors soaring above, you could forgive these wide-eyed burrowing owls for looking slightly nervous. Using a camera hidden in a traffic cone photographer Mac Stone captured the magnificent birds, which nest in underground holes rather than in trees, in 20 attempts over six months. The charming results show the wise creatures curiously gazing out over the grassland from their tunnelled habitat in Southern Florida. The wise creatures can be seen curiously gazing out over the grassland from their tunnelled habitat in Southern Florida The charming results show the wise creatures curiously gazing out over the grassland from the entrance to their tunnelled habitat Burrowing owls are diurnal, meaning they are active in the day time, and do most of their hunting and flying around a small open area Mr Stone said: 'Photographing owls is usually difficult, as they have wide territorial ranges, are primarily nocturnal and they nest high in tree cavities. 'Burrowing owls, however, are diurnal and do most of their hunting and flying around a small open area.   'Since their burrows are fixed, it's easy to predict where they'll be a week from now or even five minutes from now. 'They prefer expansive grasslands where they can easily prey on insects and small vertebrates. But, like most habitat-specific animals, their survival is greatly determined by the profitability of their landscapes. Mr Stone programmed the camera to take a photograph every five seconds over a five hour session. He said : 'I visited them several times, watching their behaviour and trying to figure out how I could position my camera without scaring them away' The owls are protected species and while their numbers are steady they've had to make serious adjustments to their living styles. Mr Stone said it's rare to see these birds with their surroundings intact, usually because their backyards include golf carts or housing developments Mr Stone with the camera trap. He specialises in images from the Everglades, Florida Bay, and America's Swamps 'Dry, flat grasslands are valuable commodities in South Florida for agricultural use, golf courses, or new strip malls which leaves very little room for these ground dwellers.

એક એવું પ્રાણી સંગ્રહાલય જ્યાં જંગલી પ્રાણીઓ સાથે રમી પણ શકાય છે

લંડન, તા. ૩

 દુનિયાના તમામ દેશોમાં જ્યાં પ્રાણીસંગ્રહાલય હશે ત્યાં જંગલી પ્રાણીઓને ખાસ સુરક્ષા વ્યવસ્થા સાથે રાખવામાં આવ્યા હોય છે. વાઘ, સિંહ, ભાલુ જેવા પ્રાણીઓ જે કુદરતી રીતે જ ઘાતક ગણાય છે તેમની નજીક પણ જવાનું કોઈ વિચારી શકે નહીં. ખાસ કરીને વાઘ અને સિંહ જેવા ખુંખાર શિકારઓથી લોકો દૂર જ રહેવાનું પસંદ કરે. જો કે આર્જેન્ટિનામાં એવું નથી. આર્જેન્ટિના ખાતે એક ઝુ એવું છે જ્યાં લોકોને આવા ખુંખાર શિકારીઓ સાથે સમય પસાર કરવા દેવામાં આવે છે. તેમની સાથે મજાક મસ્તિ અને આરામની પળો માણવા દેવામાં આવે છે. વાત નવાઈ પમાડે તેવી છે પણ સાચી છે.

• પ્રાણીઓને ખાસ પ્રકારની તાલીમ અપાઈ હોવાનો દાવો

• પ્રવાસીઓ માને છે કે પ્રાણીઓને ડ્રગ્સ આપીને તન્દ્રામાં રાખવામાં આવે છે

• ૧૯૯૪થી અત્યાર સુધી એક પણ વખત મનુષ્ય પર હુમલો થયો નથી

• પ્રાણીઓને અપાતો ખોરાક તેમને શાંત અને હકારાત્મક બનાવે છે

આર્જેન્ટિના ખાતે આવેલા લુજાન ઝૂમાં જંગલી પ્રાણીઓને ખાસ તાલીમ આપવામાં આવી છે. તેના કારણે તેઓ મુલાકાતીઓ સાથે સામાન્ય વર્તન કરે છે. તેના પરિણામે મુલાકાતીઓ સિંહની સાથે કે વાઘની સાથે આરામથી બેસી શકે છે, તેને પંપાળી શકે છે અને ભુલને તો પોતાની સાથે બેસાડીને ભોજન પણ કરાવી શકે છે. નાના બાળકો પણ વાઘ-સિંહના બચ્ચાં સાથે મસ્તી તોફાન કરતા જોવા મળે છે. જો કે અહીં આવતા મુલાકાતીઓ માને છે કે આ પ્રાણીઓને ડ્રગ્સ આપવામાં આવે છે જેના કારણે તેઓ તંદ્રામાં રહે છે અને મનુષ્યો પર હુમલો કરતા નથી. કારણ કે આ રીતે સિંહ અને વાઘ જેવા પ્રાણીઓ માણસો સાથે આરામથી રહે કે તેને વળગીને વ્હાલ કરી શકાય તે શક્ય જ નથી.

 ઝુના અધિકારીઓનો દાવો :

આ ઝુના અધિકારીઓ જણાવે છે કે મુલાકાતીઓની વાત ખોટી છે. અમે અહીંયા પ્રાણીઓની ખાસ દેખરેખ કરીએ છીએ. તે ઉપરાંત અહીંયાં તેમને અપાતું ભોજન અને તાલિમ આ પ્રાણીઓને હકારાત્મક અને શાંત રાખે છે. ૧૯૯૪માં આ ઝુ શરૃ કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું. તે સમયે અહીંયા માત્ર ગણતરીના પ્રાણીઓ હતા. હવે અહીંયા ઢગલા બંધ પ્રાણીઓ, સરીસૃપો, પક્ષીઓ અને ઘણું છે. મહત્ત્વની વાત એ છે કે આ ઝુ શરૃ થયું તેના પહેલાં દિવસથી લોકોને પ્રાણીઓ પાસે જવા દેવામાં આવે છે પણ પ્રાણીઓએ આજદિન સુધી ક્યારેય તેમના પર હુમલો કર્યો નથી. આ ઝુમાં પ્રાણીના જન્મથી માંડીને જ તેને ખાસ તાલીમ આપવામાં આવે છે જે તેને માણસોમાં રસ નહીં રાખવાનું શીખવે છે. તેના કારણે જ પ્રાણીઓ માણસો સાથે આરામથી રહે છે.

 ઝુમાં શું છે :

ઝુ જ્યારે શરૃ કરવામાં આવ્યું ત્યારે તેમાં એકાદ-બે આફ્રિકન સિંહ, વાંદરા, બે ગધેડા, બે પોની, હરણ અને મોર હતા. જો કે ધીરે ધીરે તેમાં વધારો થવા લાગ્યો. ખાસ કરીને જે લોકો ગેરકાયદે રીતે પ્રાણીઓને પાળતા હતા તેમની પાસેથી પ્રાણીઓ લાવીને અહીં રાખવામાં આવ્યા અને તેમને માણસો સાથે રહેવાની તાલિમ આપવામાં આવી. આ ઝુની વેબસાઈટ પર આપેલી માહિતી પ્રમાણે અત્યારે અહીંયા ૫૦ આફ્રિકન સિંહ, ૧૨ બેંગાલ ટાઈગર, ૧૨ પર્વતિય સિંહ, અને ૫૦ જેટલા અલગ અલગ પ્રજાતીના વાંદરા છે. તે સિવાય ભાલુ, હાથી, વિવિધ જાતના પક્ષીઓ અને સરીસૃપોનો પણ જમાવડો છે.

Horse Ballet School

It's Britain's one and only horse ballet school brought back to life after 300 years

• Haute ecole not been seen in Britain since the reign of Charles II and discipline became popular in France and Spain
• Spanish Andalusian horses thought to be the only breed with physical strength and intelligence to master it

By
Nigel Blundell

PUBLISHED: 00:18 GMT, 26 March 2013 | UPDATED: 02:00 GMT, 26 March 2013

With perfect grace, two magnificent horses take dressage to a different level. 

Almonzor and Ocle, Spanish Andalusians, are being put through their paces in haute ecole — an equestrian discipline not seen in this country for 300 years.

Haute ecole (high school) is equine ballet. A horse undertakes an extraordinary series of choreographed leaps, kicks and canters known as ‘airs above the ground’.

After more than 300 years the art of historic classical horse dressage 'Haute Ecole' is performed at Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire previously owned by Lord Cavendish

The levade move was first taught at the beginning of the 20th century, asking the horse to hold a position approximately 30-35 degrees from the ground

In a spectacle as breathtaking as it is beautiful, these magnificent horses perform the complex dance-like steps in an equine equivalent of ballet. 

The white ‘pillar’ in the centre of the riding school is used to encourage the animals to move in ever-decreasing circles.

 

The horses in these photographs – Almonzor and Ocle – are Spanish Andalusians, one of the few breeds with the physical strength and intelligence to master the discipline.

Rider Ben Atkinson, 19, with Almonzor' a 14-year-old Spanish Andalusian horse performing in the castle's original riding room

Advanced dressage training techniques were introduced to England in the 17th century by William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle, once riding master to King Charles II

They are pictured performing at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, once the seat of Cavendish, and now the only British venue for ‘haute ecole’.

Rider Ben Atkinson,19, instructs six-year-old Ocle to perform moves such as a 'Capriole', where all four of the horses legs are off the ground at once.

The discipline was once said to have originated on the battlefields of the seventeenth century when cavalrymen needed to carefully manoeuvre their mounts among foot soldiers but historians now believe it is more likely that it developed from exercises used to strengthen horses for combat.

Three hundred years ago the British were world leaders at the sport. ‘Haute ecole’ was introduced to this country by William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle and riding master to Charles II. 

However, after the art was perfected it died out in Britain, with the Spanish and French now reigning supreme.

Giddy up: Six-year-old Ocle obeys rider Ben Atkinson, 19, in a haut ecole sequence at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire

No hands!: 19-year-old Ben Atkinson practises the routine with fourteen-year-old Spanish Andalusian horse Almonzor in the Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire

Cavendish is still considered the father of modern dressage though, and echoes of British prowess at ‘haute ecole’ can be seen in the Olympic champions of our modern dressage team.

The sport of dressage proved a big hit at the London 2012 Olympics where Team GB won a total of five medals.

Charlotte Dujardin mesmerised the nation with her performances of routines on her horse Valegro, winning gold in the team dressage and individual dressage events.

Her sequence featuring Land of Hope and Glory, The Great Escape and the chimes of Big Ben proved a big hit with the judges and raised the profile of dressage as a sport among the British people.

Last year was the first time Britain had ever won a medal in an Olympics dressage event.

Equine ballerina: The capriole (left) where all four hooves are off the ground and the pessade (right) where the horse stands on hind legs, are important parts of the dance

A post is placed in the middle of the room and the horse is led in ever-decreasing circles as part of their training in equine ballet known as haute ecole

Pretty pony: The horses taking part in haute ecole must look the part as well as being trained to perform complex choreography

Seventeenth century sport: This illustration of a horse performing a capriole, where all four legs are off the ground dates back to 1650 with Bolsover castle in the background

The original riding room at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire (shown in this illustration) is once again being used for haute ecole 300 years on