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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Rather more are killed in collisions with cars. Rabbits have become surprisingly scarce close to home, but I don’t have to go far to see warrens of them, with as many as 30 or 40 in one field. Muntjac venison is very good to eat, but despite this, not many are shot.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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This sleek, stunningly patterned cat was a formidable hunting subject, and in its cunning sometimes ended up hunting and killing the hunter. The fearsome Antlion larva by Adam Riley Leopard The big - the Leopard is the most elusive and arguably most beautiful of the Big Five.

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