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Wildlife journeys Animal antics
this month
Sanne went to see huskies in Norway Our favourite animal news and
When I was a little girl, whenever I was sick, my mother stories. Let us know yours at
animals@animalanswers.co.uk
would stick me in bed and put on what quickly became
my favourite movie: Balto, the story of the the heroic sled In the news
dog who saved all the children in a small town by leading Hero dog awarded
the sled carrying medicine through snowy storms. The German shepherd, Lucca who

seeds for my ultimate dream were sewn. One day I lost a leg while sniffi ng out
bombs, has received a PDSA
would go husky sledding. Dickin Medal (the animal
In March this year I travelled to Norway to make my equivalent of a Victoria Cross).
childhood dream of riding a husky sled come true. I
booked a cruise with Hurtigruten to sail past the fjords
of Northern Norway, between Tromsø and Kirkenes,
making some expeditions along the way. These included
visiting the bearded seals at the Polaria Arctic Aquarium
in Tromsø, and travelling to the North Cape, a popular
breeding spot for birds) where there are more reindeer
than people. But the most important expedition awaited
us in Kirkenes - the huskies.
So on a beautiful day with temperatures of -22 Celsius
and blue skies, we arrived, and over a hundred huskies Raising awareness
Nature has a voice
awaited us, excited to get going. Racing over the snowy
plains, I didn’t need a box of medicine to feel alive - each Conservation International have
teamed up with celebrities like
and every dog was my Balto. Julia Roberts to create epic
videos that give nature a voice
for their Nature Is Speaking
Reader photos campaign.

Animals on film

From The Jungle Book
Curious George to Zootopia
Steve Currie Have you seen the latest animal

film releases? Let us know
Scottish wildcat This is our cat George. He decided to fall asleep on what you think and what animal
Stephen Miller me one day. The photo was taken with an iPhone you want to see a film about at

The critically endangered wildcat was 5s and edited with Snapseed. animalanswers.co.uk
pictured at the Highland Wildlife Park.
The keeper had placed food on a high © Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Evere; Broadimage; Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock
branch of a tree and managed to
capture the cat staring intently at it.

Gypsy Bubbles
Joanna Phillimore
Gypsy was a
rescue cat and
was about eight QUESTION
months old when
she came to live with me. Wild garden cat OF THE MONTH
She is now nearly fi ve years Steven Beck
old. She is a tuxedo cat. She My young cat Leo out in the garden. Not sure what What has your favourite
is very spoilt and loves to his parentage is, but he has spots on his sides and wildlife trip been?
play. This photo was taken is defi nitely a bit of a wild cat. Tell us by emailing
in winter, when she loves to answers@animal

hide under a fleece in the Have you been inspired by a WOA cover or answers.co.uk
cold and peek out. feature? Send us your best wildlife photos.

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