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Flatulence in dogs is a common problem. Burke's Backyard vet, Dr Chris Brown, said it's often caused by cheap diets that are high in vegetable protein, such as soya bean. Soya bean causes gas. ...
Feeding KookaburrasDon advised against feeding meat-eating birds such as kookaburras, currawongs and butcherbirds. They include small birds in their diets, so if you do choose to feed them and their populations build up, you may find that there aren't...
Feeding LorikeetsEven though there are some concerns about feeding native birds, there is no scientific evidence that it causes any harm. In fact, home owners assist in the survival of native birds by offering them food, water and shelter,...
Feeding LorikeetsEven though there are some concerns about feeding native birds, there is no scientific evidence that it causes any harm. In fact, home owners assist in the survival of native...
Feeding Native AnimalsFor over thirty years Geoff and Christine Smith have been looking after orphaned or injured native animals. Around 1500 kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats and possums have been saved, and then released back to the bush where they...
Firetail Finches The Beautiful Firetail finch (Emblema bella) has an olive back, finely-barred underparts and a bright red rump. The males are blacker underneath than the hens, and the juveniles are duller in colour than the adults. Beautiful...
Pet owners don't like to admit that their dogs and cats have fleas. In fact, fleas can be very hard to see, particularly in dark coated animals. Dr Chris Brown demonstrated an easy method of detecting fleas that...
Fostering CubsFiona Fearon and Rob Zammit are hand-rearing two tiger cubs. When only a few days old, the tiny Bengal tiger cubs were rejected by their mother. It is thought that a period of very heavy rain caused the...
Frog SoundsIn the last decade or so, there's been a serious decline in frog populations all over the world, and in Australia alone eight species have become extinct in the last 25 years. What's even...
Funnel-webs The Australian Reptile Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Somersby on Sydney's Central Coast. Last July the park's main building caught fire, and more than 500 reptiles and amphibians perished. About 400 funnel-web spiders were also killed...

 


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