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Nyala, Southern Africa’s Stunning Antelope

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It isn’t just tourists and game hunters that like them though; Painted Wolves are also big fans, as they are easier to bring down than the larger species but have more meat to eat than a small duiker. The crest on the back becomes erect during breeding displays.

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Leaping Foxes

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And finally, there will be Marsh Harriers everywhere breeding in grain fields instead of reeds. But of course the mammalian meat eaters will be happy too and reproducing like there’s no tomorrow. The kestrels , on the other hand, will more frequently hunt from low perches. Gotta be mouse gradation.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

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