ANIMAL CULTURE

KOJAK  – THE South African Police Dog – DR DAWN GOULD

KOJAK, a German Shepherd,  was a search and rescue dog attached to the K9 Unit in the Eastern Cape.    For eight years he worked with his handler WO E.Gerber and when he was diagnosed with cancer it was the same…
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IMAGINEMAG PETS – DR DAWN GOULD

I will be introducing my pets one by one in this column with their take on life and interaction with the humans from ImagineMag! GOYA is a handsome parrot whose origin is Senegal, West Africa. Does he aspire to the…
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Relationships between Humans and Animals – DR DAWN GOULD

Why do human beings become so involved with pets?  There are many answers the most obvious is that they can be wonderful companions. They are however expensive to feed, to keep healthy, clean and  exercised so as  not to become…
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THE WHITE STORK BRINGS BIRD BALLETS TO SOUTH AFRICA – DEBORAH PAINTER

The famous white stork brings no babies. However, it does bring its own unique bird ballets to some parts of the Western Cape where a small number of pairs have made their permanent home and breeding area.  Watching a pair…
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