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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Memorable encounters with Mammals Part II It’s generally reckoned that there are more deer in Britain today than there were in the Middle Ages, a fact that is almost certainly true. Fallow have been present in Britain for many hundreds of years, but Sika, Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer are all relatively recent arrivals.

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Will this deer be a problem in the future?

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So, I looked over at the sound, and it was a deer. I was kinda happy, since it was rare to see a deer by my house without waking up early. now, I don't know much about deer. But this deer STOMPED at me. But, this meant i would have to walk towards the deer.

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A Fierce Cartoon Bird: Steller’s Sea Eagle on Hokkaido

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Another danger to the species comes from lead poisoning as they eat the carcasses of deer killed by hunters ( source ). It is even more specific, stating that brown bears depredate 20 % of offspring on Sakhalin Island (but not on the mainland).

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Wolverine vs Lynx. Battle to death who takes it?

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Lynx just killed a deer and about to enjoy his meal. Then a hungry wolverine shows up to steal that kill from Lynx as they steal from cougars/ wolves. But this time Lynx can't afford to run away decides to stand its ground either kill or be killed. Scenario: Both are very desperate and hungry.

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A couple of facts :D

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• Tigers and other big cats are able to mimic other animals, tigers in specific mimic deer, bear, cattle and monkeys and the South American Margay can mimic the call of baby monkeys to lore adults. Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . •

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Kerkini in Winter

10,000 Birds

One year we found an impressively big calidus Peregrine, feeding on a Wigeon that it had killed. A Kerkini mini-tiger Disappointingly, mammal encounters are few, other than the odd Roe Deer. Such an abundance of wildfowl attracts Peregrines. It was photographed on the east embankment.

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On Compassionate Bullets

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In the Washington metro area, we have a BIG deer problem. Let's deconstruct: What we have here is the myth that killing animals in the wild and then eating them is somehow a compassionate act. thinking about the ways in which the deers have a "BIG" human problem. Tags: Activism Ethics Language Cayuga deer hunting.

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