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The Crocodile Safari (Botswana)

10,000 Birds

I have read canoeing articles from Africa and knew that the Nile Crocodile ( Crocodilus niloticus ) pays no attention to the boat and, in theory, as long as I’m inside I’m safe. Tree crowns were swaying, branches rocking; a troop of Vervet Monkeys ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) was on the move and we were reaching for our binoculars.

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Finding an Asian Openbill in Singapore-second ever record!

10,000 Birds

We were met by several Cattle Egret in beautiful breeding plumage feeding on the grass right next to the train station. Squirrels, water monitors, lizards, wild boar, macaque monkeys and more had too often stopped us in our tracks when we heard leaves rustling or odd sounds initially! 169 bird species and one day to go!

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