Re: [OM] Wildlife winners

[Dean Hansen]

Tina recently posted a link to a bbc site of nature photography.  
Inspiring shots!  (Thanks for the heads-up, Tina!)  The first shot is of 
a group of cormorants trying to steal the prey from another bird.  This 
is called "kleptoparasitism" in biology terminology, and it is not at 
all unusual.  Unfair, maybe, but not unusual.  I have a shot of this 
phenomenon, but in the insect world, at 
<http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Dean_Hansen/Aquaticinsects/?action=view&current=klepto.jpg>.
    Another striking shot in the bbc series is of two cheetahs looking 
out on the African plains.  It is very similar to the cover photo on the 
11 January, 2008, issue of Science, of two giraffes looking out on an 
Acacia forest in Kenya.  I'll try to get a link to this Science 
cover--it's stunning. 
    If you haven't done so, take four minutes and view the show Tina 
posted a link to:  <http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19400162>
Dean
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