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The Bird Way: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

There is a lot of extreme behavior here (and a lot of that behavior takes place in Australia), but this is not simply a collection of the world’s most fantastic bird tales. Most of the chapters in The Bird Way focus on one or two scientists who has done extensive research on ‘outlier behavior.’

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Birding beyond Brisbane

10,000 Birds

We saw several of the kingfisher family whilst on our trip, including Azure Kingfisher, Red-backed Kingfisher and Sacred Kingfisher. The absolute highlight was when I heard leaf litter being thrown about. Forest Kingfisher. Our trip was camping based and so we planned to avoid all wet weather where possible.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Paul’s family noticed that whenever he was about to have an attack, Tinker would get agitated. Caledonian crows live in small family groups and youngsters learn to fashion and use tools by watching adults.

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