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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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So, for example, humans are apes. In other words, the group of mammals that includes all the monkeys, which is rather large (and not accurately defined because I’ve not said what a “monkey” is … am I including lemurs?) PNAS 2012 109 (27) 10927–10930; published ahead of print June 4, 2012, doi:10.1073/pnas.1204026109).

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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As you read the below timeline and see the below images, don’t ever forget the perils that walk hand-in-hand with human greed. January 27, 2012 Reports leak that BP chose to hide its own internal estimates of the scale of the spill. April 16, 2012 BP Oil Spill Settlement is extended by judge.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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But, in the next year, 2009, only one human was killed by a tiger, leading to a conclusion that all the tigers in the conflict area (practically, the wider reserve buffer zone) have been wiped out. In 2012, the Hindustani Times claimed that from January 2011 to June 2012, a further 9 tigers were killed in the Tadoba buffer zone.

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A morning in a Kalahari Leopard’s life

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At 8am on Tuesday 30th August 2012, we arrived at Leeudril after leaving nearby Tweerivieren camp and were thrilled to spot a young female Leopard next to the water tank. Mammals African Wild Cat Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park Leopard Leopard predation'

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Smoking is (good) for the birds

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I remember taking an advanced seminar in plant-animal interaction, in preparation for my own study of human-plant interactions. The first thing I learned was that most animal-plant interaction did not involve mammals, or even birds. Insects ruled. We spent most of the rest of the semester dealing with grasshoppers. Suarez-Rodriguez, M.,

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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Instead, the film focuses on the importance of the Rio Grande delta as a migratory corridor and the different ways in which ornithologists, biologists, bird surveyors, banders, sanctuary guides, hawk counters, and birders contribute to creating safe places for migrating and residential birds (and also insects, reptiles, and mammals).

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Ethiopia’s Endemics

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Below is a selection of the endemic birds and mammals that can be encountered during a birding trip to Ethiopia, all photographs by Adam Riley during a January-February 2012 Rockjumper Birding Tours trip to Ethiopia.

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