The Week Junior UK – 24 August 2019

Anew home forblind Munu

Goodweek /Badweek

Giant panda

Cauliflowers

TheUKisinthe grip ofacauliflower

shortage. Heavyrain in June ruined

crops in Lincolnshire, wheremost of

the UK supply is grown. Harvests

across Europe werehit by July’shot

weather,too.The priceofa

cauliflower is now rising because

therearen’t enough to goround.

Whitelions

Tworarewhite lion cubs born in

Franc ehave been seen for the first

time. Nala and Simba wereborn at

the end of July.Their parents were

rescued fromacircus and given

ahome at the Caresse de Tigre

sanctuary.Only afew white lions

remain in the wild, in South Africa.

Do youloveanimals? ZSLLondonZoo’s JuniorZooAcademy isagreat waytolearn

about creatures from alloverthe world. Find out moreatzsl.org/experiences

Howdoanimals know

when to shed their fur?

Our Bactriancamels, Noemie and

Genghis, shed their fur during the

warmer months to help themkeep

cool. It cantakesix to eight weeks

to fullycomplete, and their hair

falls off in clumps, making them

look quite funny! As the season

begins tocool, they naturally

regrow their fullcoat, and the

processrepeats itself everyyear.

GOOD

●LIFESPAN IN THE WILD:14–20 years.

●HABITAT:Bamboo forest in six mountainranges within

China’sGansu, Shaanxi and Sichuanregions.

●DIET:Bamboo leaves, stems and shoots.

●FUNFACT:Cubs arefur-less and pink.

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Twin giant panda cubs have been born atazoo in

Belgium. The male andfemale cubscould play an

importantrole in the survival of the endangered species.

The twins arethe second and thirdcubs that their mother,

Hao Hao,has had at thezoo.

Gemma Metcalf

Deputyteam leader of

hoofstock, ZSLLondon Zoo

Animals and the environment

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blindrare black rhino has beenrescued

by parkrangers in South Africaand given

anew home. Munuwasfoundwandering in

circles because hecan’t see, and there

werelions stalking him.

The rangersrescued Munu, who is

20 years old, and took him toasafe

placewherethey could give

him amedical check-up.

Now,seven months later,

the blind rhino has been

moved toanew home,

which has the same

layout as the place

wherehewas previously

kept, so that hecanfind hiswayaround. The

enclosurealso hasapaddock attached to it

to give Munu spacetor oam.

Brett Barlow,adirector at the White Lion

Foundation which built the home, told the

BBC that Munuwasing ood health now

and liked to listen to theradio.

Black rhinos are

ritically endangered –

thereare only around

5,000 left in the wild.

“Every rhino matters,”

says Barlow.The team

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to mate withMunu.

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