Hereditary Eye Disease in Dogs
Don visited the Animal Eye Care Clinic in East Malvern, Victoria. He talked with specialist veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr Robin Stanley, about the incidence of hereditary eye diseases in dogs. As well as treating these diseases, the clinic ... [... more]
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Australia's Oldest Budgie
According to the Guinness Book of Records the oldest budgerigar ever lived in England. He was called Charlie, and he reached the ripe old age of 29 years and 2 months. You might remember that Don was interested to find out if there are any ... [... more]
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Biggest Cat in Australia
Recently on Burke's Backyard we featured 'Rum', a four-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. He weighs in at an impressive 12 kilograms, and measures 96cm from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. We thought Rum might well be the biggest cat ... [... more]
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Adaptations
Freshwater eels, those big brown slimy things you accidentally hooked when fishing the river with grandpa, deserve a longer look. To get to those fishing holes in creeks and rivers, each eel has travelled about 5000km from its spawning grounds ... [... more]
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Dangerous Dogs
Earlier this year 'Burke's Backyard' ran a report on dangerous dogs which followed a spate of vicious dog attacks in Australia. Our program also provided a list of dogs suitable as family pets. Since then the Royal NSW Canine Council ... [... more]
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Keeping Seadragons
When Pang Quong was a child he loved catching tadpoles, but that was only the beginning of a fascination with aquatic creatures which has lasted for decades. At his home there are about 30 aquariums containing fish, seahorses and seadragons. ... [... more]
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Jack the Corella
Jack the Corella has appeared on many television shows all over the world, including Burke's Backyard, Midday, the BBC's "Look who's talking" Jack has won many Burke's Backyard competitions, these include Burke's Backyards "My pet's a [... more]
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Budgie Breeding Box
Don purchased an MDF (medium density fibreboard) box at the Reverse Garbage Co-operative. The moment he saw the box, he knew it would make the perfect budgerigar or canary breeding cabinet Converting the box to a bird breeding cabinet was easy. ... [... more]
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Bombardier Beetles
John Dengate met Jodi Rowley, from the Australian Museum, at Long Reef Golf Course. There they found a bombardier beetle hiding under a log. This remarkable creature is able to squirt would-be predators with boiling acid. The beetle can aim its ... [... more]
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Chooks as Pets
Dr Chris Brown has a pet chicken. Her name is Juliet, and she is an ISA Brown. If you have an average sized backyard, you've got enough space to keep some chooks. Three to five pullets are all you need to keep a small family in a regular supply ... [... more]
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Canine Evolution
Dogs are often referred to as 'man's best friend', but the relationship between man and dog may be much more important than we realise. Research just completed suggests that dogs and humans co-evolved - we've certainly changed them to suit us, ... [... more]
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Albino maggie
As a schoolboy John Harris was hit right between the eyes with a cricket ball. After that he gave away his cricket career! Not only was the cricket ball a potentially lethal missile, but John was also at risk of skin cancer. He has albinism, and ... [... more]
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