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Photographs of some of the grey seal and their pups currently on the Horsey gap beach in Norfolk, England.
Meerkats (Suricata Suricatta) are a type of Mongoose. The name Meerkat comes from the Afrikaans (Dutch population of South Africa). The English translation is marsh cat, although Meerkats don't live near marshes and they are not cats. Their proper scientific name is. They were first named in 1776. There are three different subspecies of Meerkats. It is suspected that there is a fourth subspecies but further research is needed to prove this. I will follow the research and when proven will provide the details.
Meerkats are born with hair but not full coats and with their eyes closed. They will live in the wild up to 10 years. However, in captivity they can live to be 15 years of age. Although they are relatively healthy animals, they are unfortunately prone to bovine tuberculosis and have been known to get rabies. When they are adults at about one year of age they will weigh around 2 pounds (750 - 820 grams) and stand an average of 12 inches high (30 centimeters). When they are on all four of their feet their height is only 6 inches (15 centimeters). Like all mongooses, they are agile hunters; however, they differ considerably from most of their other relatives. Unlike the typical mongoose of which there are around 35 types, Meerkats live in communities and depend on one another for survival. There are three other types of sociable mongooses, the Banded, the Kousi Mansi and the Dwarf mongooses. They also live in groups, but are not usually found in the Kalahari desert. While most mongooses are nocturnal, Meerkats hunt during the day. They live at night in burrows, which are complex tunnel systems consisting of mounds, access holes, and tunnels which lead to numerous sleeping chambers. A Meerkat community is called a mob or gang, and can number up to 40. There is always a dominate alpha male and dominate alpha female in each gang. The Meerkats larger mongoose relatives typically live alone or in pairs. These intelligent animals are extremely communicative and posses a large vocabulary. They flourish in their environment and are not endangered.
My last seal shot for now. I shall visit them again in the summer and hopefully get to see some new-born pups in November.
This is a vertical panorama stitched together from four horizontal shots, each of which was, itself, a blend of four, bracketed exposures.
I wanted to post photos of our new pup, but I'm a bit whipped tonight to tell his full story. He is a sweetie that needed to be rehomed.
Tasku is changing daily, now her ears are 'up'. They still tip a little if she is concerned about something.
I will try and catch up with everyone soon, it is just so hectic here with the demands of Miss Tasku pup.
In Explore #174
The 5 pups and their mom are so much fun to watch. They move about the pond together and devour frogs, fish and fresh water eels and are like a school of sharks in a feeding frenzy.
This is a photo from a couple of months back on our visit to Donna Nook. There was also some seal pups that had been born while we were there and many that were just days old.
I love to just sit and watch the seal pups. It has to be one of my favourite times of year.
All my photos are taken with a 600mm telephoto lens, so I am a good distance away from all the seals.
Norfolk
January 2023
Mixed feelings when I see pups for sale in the street, good they aren't roaming the streets and will probably find a home. Bad to me is the unethical breeding for profit by breeders do not care or even know anything about breed standards, or about producing puppies that are conformationally and behaviorally sound. They only care about producing puppies that look fit enough to sell to the average consumer who has no knowledge about breed standards and soundness anyway.
After much wrangling, the flash batteries went dead, chasing them around a little, 2 assistants, and got one usable photo. Life with schnauzers :)
NYNJ SW1200 1197 is tied down at the NYNJ office in Jersey City. This unit was once part of the Port Jersey Railroad fleet until the NYNJ bought absorbed the railroad.
The Sopwith Pup was a single-seater biplane fighter aircraft used by Great Britain in WWI. Manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company, it was officially named the Sopwith Scout but nicknamed the Pup because it looked like a smaller version of the two-seat Sopwith 1½ Strutter.
The Pup was a conventional biplane with a mainly wooden framework covered in fabric. Although rather underpowered, its performance was lively especially at altitude mainly due to a light wing loading. It had half the horsepower and armament of the German Albatros D.III, but was much more manoeuvrable than the German type, especially at altitudes over 15,000 ft. Armament was a single 0.303 inch synchronised Vickers machine-gun.
1,770 Pups were built by a total of four factories. The Pup was used by both the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from October 1916. By spring 1917, the type was already outclassed by the newest German fighters and the RNAS had replaced theirs, first with Sopwith Triplanes, and then Sopwith Camels. The RFC Pup squadrons on the other hand had to soldier on, in spite of increasing casualties, until the autumn of 1917. It continued in various second-line roles for the remainder of the war.
Sopwith Pups were also used in many pioneering carrier experiments. On 2 August 1917, a Sopwith Pup flown by Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning became the first aircraft to land aboard a moving ship, HMS Furious, although Dunning was killed on his third landing when the Pup fell over the side of the ship. Pups began operations on carriers in early 1917, with the first aircraft fitted with skid undercarriages in place of wheels. Landings utilised a system of deck wires to "trap" the aircraft. Later versions reverted to the normal undercarriage. Sopwith Pups were used as ship-based fighters on three carriers: HMS Campania, Furious and Manxman. A number of other Pups were deployed to cruisers and battleships where they were launched from platforms attached to gun turrets. The US Navy also employed the Sopwith Pup with testing of the use of carrier-borne fighters in the 1920s. - Wikipedia.
The above aircraft is actually a modified Sopwith Dove and can be seen landing at the Shuttleworth Collection where it routinely still flies.
Conrail pup SW8M 8683, ex. LV 269, heads east on WLAL19 at Steel Tower on April 12, 1982. Kodachrome 64 scan.
Today we celebrated birthdays. Toaster's third litter of pups turned 13 years old today. From left to right - Salty, Ruby, Frodo and Cholie. We still call them "the pups." All but Cholie are still actively running in our team and nearing their retirement. Such good, sweet and hard working dogs. Each very much an individual with a unique personality. We love them.
A pair of former CP Rail SW1200RS pups switch the CAMI plant. After a day of chasing an RS-18u / FP9A combo between Putnam and Woodstock finding this pair switching CAMI was the icing on the cake.