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What is the consensus on places that offer experiences like petting an otter or kangaroo?

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My wife is obsessed with otters. Somebody told me about Barn Hill Preserve of Delaware where you can pay to "swim with otters" and pet a kangaroo. After watching Tiger King and having my eyes opened to the world of shady exotic animal "rescue" zoos/sanctuaries (i.e.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! Giant river otters are often seen on boat excursions from Karanambu Ranch. Giant termite mounds reaching over 10 feet tall near Waikin Ranch in the Rupununi savannah.

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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

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Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. Hoatzin is one of the species I always dreamed to see, and then I forgot they are possible on this tour, so I didn’t expect them! and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ).

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Enjoying the Orange Peril

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Perhaps it’s a basic human desire to dress things up.) There was a worthwhile cash prize, which I spent on a sculpture of a swimming Otter – whenever I look at it, it reminds me of capturing the Wryneck shot. A pair of Sarus Cranes , digiscoped at Baratphur, India.

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A couple of facts :D

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Seals can mimic humans, you've heard of Crows and Parrots mimicing human speech but Seals can to, one Harbor seal named Hoover was able to mimic his owners voice and could say stuff like "Get over here!" " Which was similar to what their leader would say for them to get out of the water.

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Birds of Pantanal

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Unfortunately this place, like all other biodiverse places in the world, is being destroyed and threaten by us, the needy greedy humans. The contrast between biodiversity and human destruction is in plain sight everywhere you go! It is an eye opener which every birder must see before it its gone.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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You can make a similar map for the small carnivores, the Mustelids, such as minks, ermines, otters, etc. It isn’t like not killing the cat is in any way humane, considering the number of animals it will kill over time. Smaller and larger animals (if there are any) are taken by other creatures. They are invasive species.