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Baihualing – The Sequel

10,000 Birds

Scimitar babblers use these long downcurved bills to work through the leaf litter – they are rather terrestrial birds. And indeed, Kai’s Rule (“if even I can see the difference between two birds, they should definitely be split”) suggests that this is justified.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. By definition, it’s a feeling that one tries to hide. Photo by Ginger Me.

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