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Creatures of the deep revealed
AP Television
London - 26 May 2010
1. Close shot of Scissor-foot shrimp (Psalidopus Huxleyi) specimen in a glass jar
2. Close pan of specimens in glass jars (see below for detail)
From left to right -
- Sea Lily (Teliocrinus...
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Saving the UK's rare red squirrel
AP Television
Lingfield, Surrey, UK. 7th June 2010
1. Mid of red squirrel in tree, shot follows squirrel as it starts to jump through branches
2. Wide of deer in Squirrel enclosure
3. Close up of daisies
4. Mid of deer
5. Wide back shot...
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Conservation charity aims to licence black rhino hunting
A group of wildlife advocates protested outside a convention centre in Dallas, where an auction for a permit to hunt an endangered African black rhino took place on Saturday.
The permit was sold for 350,000 US dollars at a closed-door...
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Internationally famous polar bear Knut celebrates his first birthday at the Berlin Zoo.
HEADLINE: Polar bear Knut celebrates his first birthday
CAPTION: Internationally famous polar bear Knut celebrates his first birthday at the Berlin Zoo. (Dec. 5)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:APPLAUSE FOR KNUT - CROWD] ...
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KENYA: MASAI: CAMELS INTRODUCED INTO DESSERT
Swahili/Nat
Think of the Masai people of northern Kenya and you're likely to conjure up an image of tall, red-cloaked tribesmen tending a herd of cattle.
Well that image has been altered somewhat thanks to a project to introduce camels...
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WRAP Ruling party candidate holds big lead; ADDS electoral tribunal, celebrations
1. Wide of supporters of presidential candidate of National Liberation Party, Laura Chinchilla, outside polling station
2. Wide of Chinchilla voting inside polling station at Joaquin Garcia Monje School
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Laura...
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THAILAND: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO ASSESS STATUS OF TIGERS
English/Nat
More than 50 wildlife experts from around the world have gathered in Bangkok for the Second International Conference to Assess the Status of Tigers.
No delegate needed reminding that the world's remaining five-thousand or so...
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SOUTH AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG: FLEEING SUSPECT SHOOTS GORILLA
English/Nat
A suspect fleeing police jumped into the Johannesburg Zoo's gorilla enclosure - and shot one of the primates after it grabbed him.
Max the gorilla had to be rushed into the nearby Millpark Hospital on a stretcher for X- rays...
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Eco tourism aims to protect South Africa's wildlife
Nqileni, South Africa, January 30 2009
1. Pan from Wild Coast scenery to Bulungula Lodge
2. Tilt up to the electricity-generating wind turbine
3. Pan of solar panels on the roof of Bulungula Lodge
4. Wide of backpackers lounging at...
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JAPAN: PANDA TO BE SENT TO MEXICO TO MATE (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY: Lyndee Prickitt
A giant panda from a zoo in Tokyo will soon be travelling to Mexico for what is likely to be his final opportunity to mate and produce an offspring.
The panda's long-term companion and...
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Hong Kong - International toy fair
Chimpanzees singing the "Macarena" and chattering toy toucans stole the show at the 6th International Toy and Gift fair in Hong Kong on Wednesday (22/10). On the second day of the trade fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition...
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Up to 7 million bats have been wiped out in the U.S. over the last five years by a deadly disease that is rapidly spreading across the country.
HEADLINE: Disease killing millions of bats
CAPTION: Up to 7 million bats have been wiped out in the U.S. over the last five years by a deadly disease that is rapidly spreading across the country. (April 22)
[Notes:Perryville,...
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USA: ORANGUTANS ARE LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE
English/Nat
Scientists in America say they're talking to the animals.
Researchers at Washington's National Zoo are using basic symbols to talk to Orangutans.
And the zoo's primate experts say they've created a visual language that lets...
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Preserving the rainforest Drill Monkey
AP Television
Drill project field site, Afi Mountain, Cross River State, Nigeria, 8 February 2010
1. Various of Drill monkeys at Afi Mountain projects field site
AP Television
Abudu Mountain, Cross River State, Nigeria, February 2010...
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Four lion cubs vaccinated and microchipped as they go on show for the first time
1. Wide of four lion cubs being held by their keepers, posing for photographs
2. Close up of cub
3. Mid of onlookers
4. Wide of cubs being measured and checked
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Zoltan Hanga, Media Officer at Budapest Zoo:
"The...
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Rare Bengal Tiger cubs born
AP Television
Oudtshoorn, South Africa , 17 October 2011
1. Various of baby bengal tiger cubs
2. Mid of two animal trainers walking inside cubs' den
3. Mid of trainers holding tiger cubs
4. Close of trainer holding tiger cub
5. Wide of...
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A look at the role of donkeys in Ethiopian life
Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
1. Various of heavily laden donkeys
2. Various of donkeys carrying sacks of straw on their backs
3. Woman and child walking with donkeys carrying water containers on their backs
4. Shewaye Bekelu, Ethiopian donkey...
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Shelter for injured and rescued animals designed to help educate local people
1. Close up shot of monkey suckling from a baby bottle
2. Care taker playing with the baby monkey
3. African rock python
4. Caretaker getting ready to feed African rock python
5. Close up of caretaker feeding African rock python
6....
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HONG KONG: PANDAS SETTLE INTO THEIR NEW OCEAN PARK HOME
Cant/Eng/Nat
Giant pandas An An and Jia Jia, presents from the mainland Chinese government to Hong Kong, have finally settled into their new home at Ocean Park.
According to park officials, the two have adapted well to their new...
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VOICE: Ling Ling arrives for breeding attempt
File - April 2002
0.00 Mid shot of Ling Ling in enclosure eating bamboo on previous visit
0.09 Wide shot of Ling Ling lying down
January 27, 2003
0.15 Wide shot of truck carrying panda called Ling Ling
0.22 Mid shot of people singing to...
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Experts in Rome, Italy believe that they have found the mythical cave where a wolf nursed twin gods, Romulus and Remus. Romulus founded Rome and was it's first king.
HEADLINE: Archaeologists find legendary Italian cave
CAPTION: Experts in Rome, Italy believe that they have found the mythical cave where a wolf nursed twin gods, Romulus and Remus. Romulus founded Rome and was it's first king. (Nov....
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Bangladesh is a conservation hotspot for some species of dolphins and whales
Dhaka, 11-12 October 2008
1. Wideshot of Sadarghat wharf on the Buriganga (Ganges) river in Dhaka
2. Midshot of wharf
3. Tightshot of boats
4. Midshot of row boats
5. Midshot of big passenger steamer pulls in
6. Tightshot of crowds on...
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COLOMBIA: ANIMAL TRAFFICKING
Spanish/nat
The illegal trafficking of animals in Colombia stands second only to the drugs trade.
One center in the outskirts of Bogota is trying to alleviate the suffering of these animals.
The margay - called tigrillo (little tiger)...
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Scientists say they've cloned embryos from 9-year-old male monkey
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