10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

A Suffolk Otter swimming in the Little Ouse river Not all Otter s want to be photographed But this one emerged, though only briefly The otter is, of course, a member of the weasel family. Why the weasel should be the head of the family doesn’t really make sense. Why not the stoat family or the badger family?)

Fur 194

Fur Bulgaria Otters Estonia 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders. Remarkably, there are 59 bird families that have very little cultural significance; these are listed in Appendix III.

Birds 220

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 220

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

You and your colleagues are experts on the history of France, Poland, Spain, all those European countries. This has happened before, Archaeopteryx and the bird family tree have had an often tenuous relationship. Imagine you study history. That’s what Archaeopteryx is. In fact, you have to get downright cladistic.

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Mammals Europe Groups Family 254