10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Like most Kiwis I was shocked by the pair of earthquakes that laid Christchurch low in 2010 and 2011. Formerly a fishing town it’s economy is now geared towards tourism, particularly ecotourism. Sperm Whales are a huge draw, literally! That event also had me swearing a lot this week, especially when it struck.

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New Zealand Albatross Seals Fur 164

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Ethiopia’s Rift Valley lakes such as Lake Ziway and Awassa are famous for the gangs of Marabous that hang around the fish markets and allow close approach in the hope of a smelly handout.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 9, 2010

These filmmakers have given us the pleasure of looking over their shoulders—of doing what I have dreamed of being able to do—to get in a school of fish, to be a dolphin, to be a whale—and swim along with them,” said Dr. Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society. This is the best I’ve ever seen.

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Bahamas Dolphins Sea Turtles Protection 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They eat only seafood, including fish, squid, krill and other organisms. So, which came first, the underwater flight, the ability to hunt fish, the exceptional ability to live in the cold, or the tuxedo-camouflage? People call them “flightless birds&# but they do in fact fly; They just do it underwater. Salas-Gismondi, R.,

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