Thursday, November 20, 2014

Studying the biology and behaviour of the tiny birds which build edible nests has been the lifelong interest of British conservationist Dr Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Fifth Earl of Cranbrook.: can we have one scientists like this in Malaysia?

Swiftlets in a shophouse on Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling, Penang. Wild swiftlets once inhabit dark caves but these days, semi-domesticated ones are reared in manmade caves for their nests. - Filepix
http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/People/2014/11/17/Lifelong-commitment-to-nature/
A unique passion: All caves interest the Fifth Earl of Cranbrook, Dr Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (in blue shirt and yellow helmet), seen here trying to identify fossils found in Naga Mas Cave in Gopeng, Perak. — Filepic

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