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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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Carpet Shark washed up Carpet shark being returned to the sea I hope you have enjoyed this little insight into our varied wildlife here in the north of Australia. 8 Responses to “Sea Snakes of Northern Australia&# tai haku Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:15 am Awesome post Clare. Jochen Mar 15th, 2011 at 4:19 am YES!!! Get yours today!

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4 Comparing mammals, birds, and reptiles, for instance, what is the distribution and range of sizes? Accessed July 12, 2011 at [link] a. Sources Laden, Greg. Oxford University Press.

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Disaster in the Sundarbans

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Due to the Ganges floods, their planned weekend of sailing through the labyrinth of channels turned into a week-long stay among about 270 Tigers , according to the 2011 census – the last population inhabiting mangroves and one of the highest concentrations anywhere on the planet!

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Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests: A Field Guide Review

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They have clearly work long and hard on this book, and the lengthy Acknowledgments contain long lists of people who helped in the field and in the research and writing. Bird nests are a visible and popular representation of the full and complex lives birds lead and have become a part of our culture in many ways.

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Getting out of line

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Occasionally a chick will fall and be released back into the food chain by the alligators, but on the whole, the birds get a good deal providing that they build their nests beyond the jumping capability (as much as 5 feet as demonstrated in the “Jumperoo Show&# ) of the reptiles. What a show … er … show-off! Wicked, right?

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