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Rats help save humans.

4 The Love Of Animals

The sizeable rodents are helping to detect tuberculosis (TB). Rats help save humans. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 25, 2010. Recently, another powerful little nose has joined the diagnostic force: that of the African giant pouched rat.

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The Storks of Africa

10,000 Birds

If there are human fishing activities then all the better – Marabous will gather in numbers around fishermen’s docks and fish markets, in fact anywhere where fish are cleaned and scraps disposed of, allowing these intelligent birds to obtain a free meal. They are also attracted by fires and can gather in thousands.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).