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taro and kiyomi, hanging out on the floor (video 2)

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A few nice video of animals images I found:


taro and kiyomi, hanging out on the floor (video 2)
video of animals
Image by _tar0_
find more of taro the shiba & his sister, kiyomi, on taro's blog: tar0shiba.tumblr.com/

or find taro on twitter: twitter.com/_tar0_


Playful Lambs
video of animals
Image by Ambersky235
Playful Lambs

Playful Lambs, is a selection of video clips taken in 2009 and 2010 of lambs playing or being curious such as the two cute little lambs who came running up to my husband and I as we stood at the gate taking photographs of the flock.

You may need to turn up your volume to hear the background music, I noticed on my computer that for some reason the volume is very low and I had to raise the volume to its fullest extent.

Credits


Music

Title: Minuet - Notebook for Anna Magdalena

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach


Performer: Aaron Dunn


Free download from Musopen
www.musopen.com/music.php?type=piece&id=261


Musopen Home Page: www.musopen.com/



Please visit my website www.think-differently-about-sheep.com

In the photograph gallery you will find more photographs not only of sheep but other animals. Also photographs sized for desktop wallpaper of a variety of subjects including sheep, cattle, horses, birds , fish, plants, architecture and scenery


Mei Xiang Vocalizing 9.23.2012, approx. 9:17 a.m.
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Image by Smithsonian's National Zoo
Video Credit: Smithsonian's National Zoo

In this video: Panda keepers and volunteers heard Mei Xiang make a distress vocalization at approx. 9:17 a.m.

Pathologists at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo performed a necropsy (animal autopsy) Sept. 23 on the six-day-old giant panda cub that died earlier that morning. A final pathology report will provide more information in the next few weeks, but the preliminary report suggests two potential abnormalities: moderate levels of fluid in the cub’s abdomen and an area of hardness in the liver. The significance of these findings is not yet clear. The veterinary and pathology team will continue to work closely during the ongoing histological evaluation.

The giant panda cub born Sept. 16 appeared to be female. At the time of death, she weighed a little less than 100 grams, about four ounces. There were no signs of trauma, external or internal, her heart and lungs appeared healthy and normal, and a small amount of milk was found in the cub’s gastrointestinal tract, which suggests that she nursed. The mortality rate for pandas in their first year of age in human care is 26 percent for males and 20 percent for females. Note that some early mortality rates may be underestimated.

The panda team continues to the cub’s mother monitor Mei Xiang via the Panda Cam. She appeared to sleep well last night. Watchers noticed her cradling an object, as she did before to the birth of the cub. Scientists and keepers believe this is an expression of her natural mothering instinct.

Mei Xiang is moving around this morning, and the panda team was able to weigh her. She weighs 217 pounds, which is less than her regular weight but normal for a mother who has not eaten (Mei Xiang had not left her den in more than a week). She ate most of her normal diet (some bamboo, fruit and biscuits) and drank some water this morning, and Zoo veterinarians took a blood sample and a vaginal culture to confirm the state of her health. Zoo staff fully anticipate that she’ll return to her normal behaviors soon. Once this happens, visitors will be able to enter the David M. Rubenstein Giant Panda Habitat.

The Zoo will continue to work closely with Chinese colleagues and share the information it has learned about giant panda reproduction and cub health. No decisions will be made about Mei Xiang and Tian Tian’s future at the National Zoo until Mei Xiang’s behavior returns to normal.

The Panda Cam, sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund, will remain on so panda enthusiasts around the world can continue to watch Mei Xiang and Tian Tian.

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