4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 23, 2010

It is common for other members of the giraffe family to become involved with the care of newborns, and this baby will be joined by another new baby giraffe before summer. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 23, 2010. The term “reticulated” refers to the giraffe’s net-like pattern of spots.

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Giraffes Gestation Tampa Rhinoceros 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Their presence indicates large mammals nearby – and only a few meters away, one Southern White Rhinoceros mother with a calf disappears among the bushes. The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Which, naturally, got me to thinking about the newly erected order Suliformes, a development I mentioned in my December column, 2010′s Top 10 Developments in Bird Taxonomy and Systematics , but which I thought deserved further examination, for it’s one of those stories that defines the era in which we are living and birding.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Is it wrong of me to go birding to get away from the kids now that they are at home all day? August is the make or break month for relationships. Bravo if you have. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100