Cheetah Mother Adopts Two Cubs

Did you know that cheetah mothers do not like to raise a single cub? Therefore, when a cheetah gives birth to one cub in captivity, it has to be hand raised by people or adopted by another cheetah who has several cubs of her own.

Click here to read about a cheetah in Texas who adopted two cubs from different mothers.

Good News For Polar Bears

The U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed listing polar bears as a threatened species. This would give added protection to this amazing creature, whose survival as a species has been threatened by the melting of the polar ice pack. Some scientists estimate that the polar bear could become extinct within the next 100 years due to global warming.

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Hot Air Balloon Safari Over the Masai Mara

Last spring I wrote about my hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara in Kenya. Here is a video of this wonderful adventure. Enjoy!

The music was composed by my friend, Timothy Steven Clarke.

Peanut the Possum

We love to watch wildlife in our backyard. Tonight Peanut the Possum paid us a visit. Contrary to popular myth, these creatures are quite clean and spend a good deal of time grooming themselves.

Killer Whale Incident at Sea World

A trainer was injured by a female killer whale named Kasatka, this past Wednesday during a performance at Sea World in San Diego. Kasatka apparently grabbed the trainer's foot and held him underwater a couple times. Thankfully the trainer was able to swim away and was treated at a hospital for a foot injury. You can read the entire story at: CNN.com

Killer Whales (a.k.a. orcas) are the largest member of the dolphin family and can weigh as much as 5000 pounds. As gentle as they may be toward humans, they still pose a risk to anyone who gets close to them because of their magnitude and strength.

In 1999, the British Columbian government listed orcas as a "threatened" species. Killer whales have had a 20% reduction in their population in the Puget Sound region of the United States and Canada since 1996, because of pollution and a decline in the number of salmon in their habitat. It's very important that we do more to protect these amazing animals and the waters that they grace.