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Fascinating Puffin Fact 3

Fascinating  Puffin Fact

THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THE ATLANTIC PUFFIN IS FRATERCULA ARCTICA. Puffins belong to the family Alcidae, a group of seabirds that also includes guillemots, and auks. THERE ARE THREE RECOGNIZED SPECIES OF PUFFINS: ATLANTIC PUFFIN (FRATERCULA ARCTICA), HORNED PUFFIN (FRATERCULA CORNICULATA) AND THE TUFTED PUFFIN (FRATERCULA CIRRHATA). Puffins are found in the North Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, with the Atlantic Puffin breeding in Eastern North America, Greenland,

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The Top 5 Behavioural Issues Reported by Dog Owners and how to address them

by Tracy McQuarrie We love our canines as family but sometimes when in the company of other people we may need to say the inevitable “no” and ‘”down”. We reached out to Tracy Mcquarrie to find out what the best way to get the pooch off the person and change other behavioural issues owners generally struggle with. 1. Jumping up on people is one of the most common complaints one

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Dr Mac, a promise kept

Dr John “Mac” McMullen arrived in Cape Town on his way to America. Fifty years later, the young Irish veterinarian who promised not to let

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PETS NEEDS A BREAK – Overberg

Paws in the Overberg: Julie Berkman- Fluckiger’s Guide to Stanford BY BRIAN BERKMAN Julie Berkman-Fluckiger sniffs out a remarkable stay at a fire-restored Stanford home

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Recipes Winter Issue 2026

. . . RAINBOW WELCOME ROLLS Ingredients:12 spring roll rice paper wrappers½ cup mint leaves½ small pack Thai basil leaves4 spring onions (cut in half

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Heart & Home

There is something incredibly special about the relationship between humans and their pets. Long before science confirmed the emotional and psychological benefits of companion animals,

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Recipes (April / May 2026)

Spring Sprout & Marrow Soup Ingredients: 450g baby marrow, chopped1 onion, roughly chopped2 celery sticks, roughly chopped1 carrot, roughly chopped4 Tbsp butter3 Tbsp flour3 cups

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Trails To Thrive

Inspiring pet-friendly destinations where every trail walked together tells a story of growth CEDERBERG MOUNTAINS Rugged, dramatic, and beautifully untamed, the Cederberg Mountains are a

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Fascinating Honey Badger Facts

Fascinating Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) The honey badger (Mellivora capensis) is the only surviving species in the genus Mellivora and the subfamily Mellivorinae. The species

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Growing Together

By: Jenni Davies Our furry family members don’t all enter our lives at the same stage. We welcome some as roly-poly babies or gangly juveniles;

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