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Animals & Nature
Welcome To Animals & Nature. If you have a question about the wide world of nature then you are in the right place.Try our Environment section for discussions about this subject or head to Pets if you have a question about animals in the home.
If you are a twitcher then we have a dedicated section for you in Twitching & Birdwatching.
Hi fellow ABers, Milo here. Ken's in the shower so i'm taking thos opportunity to ask you wise people a question. Have any of you who have pets ever used a product by the name of 'All-itch and... ...
I would never consider taking a cat camping, this poor wee cat got startled and ran away. Never underestimate a cat๐ https:/ /www.th eguardi an.com/ us-news /2024/s ep/20/y ellowst one-los t-cat-r ayne-be au-foun d ...
I'm in the Midlands not near a river so not a wader or shore bird. It's dark and still outside. Three short calls, no pause. Yup yup yup. Repeated after 30 seconds, and again. Not high pitched but... ...
of butterflies and bees! What can we do to address the situation?
There was a time when dogs were welcome in bars, not the lounges, and they generally sat under the table or seat out enjoying the odd pork scratching or bit of cheese cob, not bothering anyone. Now... ...
My cat most of the time sleeps with me. I woke up during the night last night and I stroked him once on his back and if I hadn't moved my arm away he would have attacked me. I saw him lift his leg... ...
grey squirrel has been burying his nuts in the back lawn all morning
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Why have we no dangerous animals / reptiles in the wild , compared to countries like Australia etc
Brought a 5 month puppy home last week, a terrier. He is settling in quite well, very alert and quite highly strung as in looking around at every little noise. No proper barking yet.
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I've pictures of them in Asia and South America. As far as I know there are none in Europe. What's the process that forms them?
Channel-crossing with my dog we usually use the tunnel to Dover, but having booked to come alone, circumstances force me to now come with my dog (& wife!). I know I am over-fussy but we have never... ...
I once had a draught excluder that looked like a snake. When the cat we had at the time first saw it it leaped away. There have been no snakes in Ireland since St Patrick. How could the cat know... ...
Last night my cat, DJ, came over demanding attention by digging its claws into my leg. How best to stop it doing this?
Some of my neighbours have had their gardens ravaged by badgers since new houses were built on a nearby paddock. No help from the council because badgers are protected. We have all replaced or... ...
https:/ /www.th eguardi an.com/ lifeand style/a rticle/ 2024/au g/15/th e-surpr ising-s hame-of -pet-lo ss-you- are-sup posed-t o-think -humans -are-mo re-impo rtant-t han-ani mals having recently lost a furry friend of... ...
I ask because i have seen 2 dogs in the space of 12 months act as if they had seen a lion!! First example was a year ago, while sitting ouside a roadside cafe i saw a car pull up, a couple got out... ...
There has always been buzzards nearby but for the last three days I have had one sitting on my chimney crying out on and off from dawn until dusk. Could this be a recent fledgling left to his own... ...
today I saw something I have not seen before.A large swarm,30 to 40 damsel /dragon flies whizzing round the garden,went out and they were feeding off flying ants. I know they eat insects but have... ...
I'm just wondering is it illegal to have a thorn bush growing at the front of your property in a terrace house of four situation? Last year I was taken to hospital in A&E because I stood on a... ...