THE consumer page of a magazine I get from England has listed some gifts for the pet that has everything, and I’d like to share that with you, just in case you find yourself in that situation with your pet.
Catit Design Senses Massage Centre: Featuring a range of pads – including a gum stimulator and a ripple massager for the neck, head and face – this toy massages cats when they rub themselves against it.
It comes with catnip to entice them (£8).
SuperPet Silent Spinner Wheel: This wheel is unusually quiet, thanks to its ball-bearing technology – so your mouse, hamster or gerbil can run through the night without waking you up. It comes in three sizes (£10).
Boredom Breaker Small Animal Activity Climbing Tower: Hamsters and other small pets can amuse themselves on this small wooden tower.
It has four routes to the top. One possible downside is that you may have to assemble it yourself, with a pet-safe glue provided (£8).
Aerobie Dogobie: Frisbees have hard rims that can damage dogs’ teeth; this rubber version is a softer, safer alternative. Made from tear- and puncture-resistant material, it’s available in blue or yellow, the two colours that dogs can see (£5.50).
Nibble Kibble Feeding Ball: Suitable for medium or large dogs, the Nibble Kibble holds dried food in its centre and dispenses it (through holes) as your pooch plays.
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It has rubber bumpers, so you don’t have to worry about it making a noise or leaving marks on the floor (£8). And now those swifts.
Researchers at the Lund University in Sweden have a new record holder for the longest continuous flight by a bird, it is the common swift.
The previous record holder was the Alpine swift which can stay airborne for 200 days.
The honour now goes to the common swift, three of which recently completed a return journey from northern Europe to Central Africa over 10 months without landing once.
The birds were all tagged so the researchers could monitor their movements, including whether they landed or not.
Swifts are built to fly and not to perch, they use hot air currents to aid them in flight and at least twice a day will climb to over 3000 metres and then glide slowly down.
Scientists believe that they may even take a nap during that slow descent, as all animals need
to sleep (I hope there are no airline pilots reading this).
Newman’s latest bird book says the Alpine swift is a common resident and summer visitor down here, while the common swift is a common summer visitor.
We think we may have either the Alpine swift or the horus swift (an uncommon resident and summer visitor), but they are very difficult to ID because they just whiz past the Hide (I suppose that’s why they are called swifts).
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Finally, don’t forget Earth Hour on Saturday, a general switch off between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. Sit in the dark with a candle and a friend.
Source: The Week: The Best of the British and Foreign Media.
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