Surprise! Infrared Camera Reveals Black Leopard's Hidden Spots

by Guest Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:56 pm

A leopard really can't change its spots — it can only conceal them.
The black leopards of the Malaysian Peninsula may look like they have uniform dark coats, but hidden cameras with infrared light have revealed a surprise: The black cats sport the characteristic leopard spots within their dark-hued coats.
The new insight has allowed conservationists to reliably identify individual animals based on camera traps, the first step in preventing widespread poaching, according to new research.

http://www.livescience.com/51544-infrared-reveals-hidden-leopard-spots.html

by nicko Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:17 pm

Hi didge, saw that some years ago on a program with David Attenborough, never miss his programs. I don't think he will make any more, read somewhere he was quite ill.

by Guest Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:33 pm

nicko wrote:Hi didge, saw that some years ago on a program with David Attenborough, never miss his programs. I don't think he will make any more, read somewhere he was quite ill.

Hi Nicko
Like you love watching his programs.
Was not aware he was ill.

by Guest Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:14 pm

nicko wrote:Hi didge, saw that some years ago on a program with David Attenborough, never miss his programs. I don't think he will make any more, read somewhere he was quite ill.

Love David Attenborough, he must be nearly 90 by now though.
Loved Gerald Durrell too

by eddie Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:24 pm

I like him too. No one does those programmes like he does.

by Guest Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:31 pm

eddie wrote:I like him too. No one does those programmes like he does.

Agreed, the gorilla one is still the best bit of natural world fim making I have seen

by eddie Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:42 pm

Nems wrote:
eddie wrote:I like him too. No one does those programmes like he does.
Agreed, the gorilla one is still the best bit of natural world fim making I have seen

Yes and he did one about elephants once and I remember crying my eyes out when one died Sad

by Irn Bru Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:53 am

I don't know how ill he is but he was in the White House just a couple of weeks ago at the personal invitation of President Obama who wanted to talk to him about global metters. And he was in Devon yesterday promoting the butterfly conservation project.
Good to see is still out and about at 89 years and hopefully he'll go on much longer.
I loved his programmes and he had that spell-binding voice that just attracted you to the subject no matter what it involved.

by Irn Bru Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:55 am

You can watch the interview with Obama on BBC IPlayer if you want.

Here...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0616m86/david-attenborough-meets-president-obama

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