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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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He blogs at The Nightjar – The tales of an Upstate New York Birder and otherwise stays busy being an eBird reviewer, taking care of his kids, and, recently, planning a trip to Europe where he hopes to see lots of new birds. I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. coromandus.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well. This is where they got their name. According to R.D.

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