It’s still about 3 weeks until our newest family member is able to come home. But the exciting news is we now have a photo of our beautiful boy, Ludo. I may be biased, but isn’t he gorgeous?!
Animals
Ludo is coming
In June last year we said our forever goodbyes to our very loved and loving Biggles. Our hearts will never be the same, but we are ready to welcome a new member into the family, Ludo. Ludo is a Tamaruke and was born just before Christmas, meaning he will be ready to collect in mid-Feb(ish)…
Bin Chickens
Bin chickens is an Aussie slang term given to the much maligned white ibis. The Australian white ibis is actually one of three ibis species that are native to Oz, but their emergence as urban dwellers is a relatively recent phenomenon Bin chickens would normally feed on a wide range of food including yabbies, worms,…
Shaun the sheep (slug)
I know slugs aren’t usually what you think of when you think cute, but have you seen the Shaun the Sheep (or Leaf Sheep) slug? About the size of a grain of rice, this slug (Costasiella kuroshimae) is quite fascinating because it uses photosynthesis, retaining the chloroplasts from the algae they eat in a process…
The Tibetan Sand Fox stare
Have you heard of the Tibetan Sand fox? As the name suggests you find them in Tibet, but also Nepal. Like all foxes it feasts on small mammals (rodents) and lizards. It’s common and ranges the grass plains and are considered of least concern. But it isn’t so much the life of the fox I…