This is the latest in a series of unusual bondings in the wild that have surprised and delighted zoologists in Kenya.

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There, zoologists were able to compare the creature with its closest relative, the forest-dwelling brown-tailed vontsira, and finally confirm its identity.

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Instead, it leads us to a ghostly sight: the rusting chassis of a high-wing aircraft, crashed into the trees many years ago by some zoologists.

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In 1981 American zoologists created the first Species Survival Plan.

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Some zoologists and naturalists have said there may be as many as 100 big cats at large in the UK and they back up this claim with reference to sightings, photos, paw casts, farm animal carcasses, and video footage.

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It should also please zoologists.

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