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According to the Guinness Book of Records the oldest budgerigar ever lived in England. He was called Charlie, and he reached the ripe old age of 29 years and 2 months. You might remember that Don was interested to find out if there are any Australian pet budgies...
Biggest Cat in Australia Recently on Burke’s Backyard we featured ‘Rum’, a four-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. He weighs in at an impressive 12 kilograms, and measures 96cm from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. We thought Rum might...
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...
Pat Parelli: Creating a Bond Pat Parelli demonstrated how to form a connection with your horse, in the same way that a foal stays with a mare. They are joined together, emotionally, mentally and physically. It is imperative that the foal sticks with its...
King Parrots in Backyard Don was surprised to see a pair of King Parrots eating the white flowers of a sasanqua camellia. He had noticed nectar-feeding birds visiting the camellias, but this was the first time he’d seen parrots eating the petals. Although...
Within Australia there are complicated rules and regulations governing the keeping of native wildlife as pets. These vary from state to state. Recent proposals to allow the keeping of native animals as pets have sparked a fierce debate between those who support the...
Oldest Budgie in Australia A few weeks ago on Burke’s Backyard we featured celebrity gardener, Rob Guest. Don was interested in Rob’s 11 year old budgie, because he thought that maybe it was the oldest budgie in Australia. Since then we’ve...
Pat Parelli – Calming A Horse That Bucks Pat Parelli’s theory of horsemanship is based on the prey-predator concept, that is, horses evolved as prey animals and their best defence against predators trying to catch and eat them was to run. Pat explained...
As a schoolboy John Harris was hit right between the eyes with a cricket ball. After that he gave away his cricket career! Not only was the cricket ball a potentially lethal missile, but John was also at risk of skin cancer. He has albinism, and as a consequence, he...
Please Can He Come In? Science reporter Graeme Quirk says that you can reduce your heating bill simply by letting your dog come inside with the family on cold winter nights. To work out how much you’ll save, compare the body heat radiated by the dog with the...