10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. Considering the fact that her lake lies conveniently close to the Moharli Gate, I suppose Telia would be the biggest earner of all the animals of Tadoba. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger'

Tigers 252

Tigers India Killing 2012 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. The field site I am assigned to is located in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and home to a particularly rich avifauna that numbers well over 500 species. That’s right – birds eating clay.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. Henry, as Kivell affectionately admits, may not be “the sharpest knife in the drawer,&# but compared to other animals, he’s a true scholar.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

So defined, bird songs are the sounds, often but not always loud and musical, that (mostly) male birds make as part of that species’ mating system. It is, rather, determined by its correct learning of the song as it is sung locally by members of its species, plus other non-genetic factors we will not investigate today.

Zebras 261

Zebras Birds Humane Raised 261