Playtime

Interesting photos from Kenya of three cheetahs and a baby impala where the end result was not quite as one would have expected. Obviously their mother never told the lads that they shouldn’t play with their food, much to the relief of the little impala. Nature is full of surprises, but the little impala would be wise not to go …

The blobfish

Spare a thought for the blobfish, a sad but cute looking bottom dweller who, despite being inedible, is facing extinction through over- fishing. The poor blobfish tends to get dragged up from the bottom with more sought-after delicacies, such as lobsters, and as a result, its numbers are dwindling rapidly. No wonder the fish looks so sad. The comments are …

Cute whales

The DM continues to come up with some very good wildlife photos, these being underwater shots of beluga whales. The headline “Amazing underwater photos show beluga whales meeting divers at Arctic rehabilitation farm” leaves one in doubt as to who exactly is in rehabilitation, but never mind. Very dolphin-like these creatures, and seemingly quite friendly. The photographer is Franco Banfi …

Endangered species

According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Top Ten species most in danger of extinction are: Tiger Polar Bear Pacific Walrus Magellanic Penguin Leatherback Turtle Bluefin Tuna Mountain Gorilla Monarch Butterfly Javan Rhinocerous Giant Panda