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Wildlife journeys Animal antics
this month
Going wild in Oz Our favourite animal news and

Designer Jo Smolaga loved every moment stories. Let us know yours at
animals@animalanswers.co.uk
of seeing animals in Australia In the news
The vastness of the Australian bush means that Stranded sperm whale
seeing marsupials in the wild is quite a challenge. We were devastated to hear
During my recent trip to Western Australia we that a sperm whale died a er

didn’t manage to see any of Skippy’s cousins in washing up on Perranporth
the bush, but a trip to Caversham Wildlife Park beach in Cornwall, UK. Sadly
near Perth more than made up for that. They nothing could be done to save it.
have a wide range of Australian animals but, as
expected, the highlights were the koalas and
kangaroos. The kangaroo area is huge and both
animals and humans are free to roam around
amongst each other. Using the kangaroo feed
provided, we were able to get up close and
personal as we fed the sunbathing kangaroos.
It was great to see a lot of joeys and tails
and feet emerging from pouches while we
were there. My personal highlight was meeting Fundraising
a friendly albino joey who seemed very eager Tell us The Great Big
to greet the visitors. It took every ounce of self about one of your Rhino Project
restraint not to bring him home with me! wildlife holidays by Paignton Zoo’s Great Big Rhino
emailing your story and Project will see life-sized rhino
photos to animals@ sculptures invade the streets.
animalanswers Visit www.greatbigrhinos.org.
Reader photos .co.uk uk for more information.

Animals on film

Snow monkey on film

Mammals of Mount Evans Animated film Kubo And The

Kristin Michalski Two Strings is out next month
At less than 20 steps away, I quickly captured this and we’re excited to see the

fleeting moment of the two animals glancing at animated snow monkey, voiced
each other before the marmot ventured off. by Charlize Theron. Have you
© Moviestore Collection/REX/Shutterstock; Graham Stone
got a favourite animal film?

QUESTION
OF THE MONTH
The family American Pekin duck
Terry Lozenski Johnny Walker Which is your favourite
This northern yellow-sha ed flicker I took this photo as I walked along the edge of a World of Animals feature

lands to feed her four young ones. small pond in Dothan, Alabama. and why?
Taken with a Nikon 800E and a Email us at questions@
Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6D lens in Have you been inspired by a WOA cover or animalanswers.co.uk
northwestern Ontario, Canada. feature? Send us your best wildlife photos.

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