Animals

Mick The Miller: The World’s Most Famous Greyhound

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He was a dog that took the racing world by storm. He attracted tens of thousands of people to any race he participated in, he was in films and has become the most famous Irish greyhound of all time. Mick The Miller is synonymous with greyhound racing.

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Slow Loris: The Toxic, Misunderstood Mammal

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Slow Loris Photo By David Haring Of The Duke Lemur Center Slow Lorises are still relatively poorly understood mammals. Even the dawdling characteristic in their namesake has been bestowed through error. Slow Lorises are far from slow when they really want to move.

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Narwhals: The Tusked Divers Of The Deep

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A helical sword pierces the skin of water, slashing it  then slipping through before going deep under. It rises again, this time its holder breaches the surface. This mysterious toothed fencer belongs in another time, in the land of make-believe, myths and fantasy but it is here, it is real. The Narwhal has to be

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Blue Whale: The World’s True Giant

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There is no getting away from the enormity of the blue whale. Its behemoth mass plays tricks on you. In fact, you could be easily forgiven for thinking that something this gigantic, this monstrous couldn’t surely be alive? But it is alive and not alone that, its sleek aerodynamic shape means its incredibly mobile too. Despite weighing

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Fin Whale: The Giant Speedster Of The Oceans

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Onlookers on a boat witness a rare sight. A sleek object darkens the surface of the water from below. It moves rapidly and cuts through the liquid medium. It’s elongated snout cleaving the water apart. The object briefly surfaces and bellows out a plume of water. With a flick of its gigantic tail it submerges

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The Bowhead Whale: Long-Lived Giants Of The Artic

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A huge dark shape slowly moves underneath the surface of the frigid water. The mammoth mammal breaks the surface and takes in enormous amounts of air in a single breath. This extraordinary creature is unique among animals. The longest living mammal in the world it has seen sights that would astound.

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The Right Whale: Friendly Creatures Of The Oceans

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A friendly, amicable giant closes in to investigate a group of people on a small fishing craft. The huge creature perches itself right against the boat allowing the occupants to rub its head in a mutual gesture of openness. All throughout the world these scenes are being repeated as Right Whales live up to their

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The Whales: Kings Of The Cetaceans

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They are the largest creatures to ever live on Earth. The biggest, weighs in excess of 180 tonnes, twice as heavy as the largest dinosaur. Perhaps what is most amazing is that these enormous creatures are still with us, still roaming the seas. But there is much more to whales than just their size. And

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