Controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe puts elephant on his birthday party menu, a beluga whale dies at SeaWorld, Amur leopard numbers are on the rise and feast your eyes on the most adorable red panda video you will ever see! Get these stories and more in this week's blast of nature news!
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NEWS SOURCES
CALL FOR IVORY BAN http://www.wildaid.org/news/hong-kong-party-leaders-call-ivory-ban-5
SEAWORLD WHALE DEATH http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/02/23/beluga-whale-seaworld-dies-broken-jaw/
OCTOPUS OUT OF WATER http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/video-octopus-leaps-from-the-water-to-nab-a-crab
AMUR LEOPARD NUMBERS UP http://www.livescience.com/49905-amur-leopard-population-doubled.html
TOUCAN 3D BEAK http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/innovation/after-a-cruel-attack-an-injured-toucan-will-get-its-beak-back-thanks-to-3d-printing
GRAVEYARD OF GIANT LEMURS DISCOVERED http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150217-lemur-cave-madagascar-graveyard/
ADORABLE RED PANDAS http://www.earthtouchnews.com/cute-and-cool/cute/heres-a-pair-of-adorable-red-pandas-playing-in-the-snow-youre-welcome