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Big Cat Week 2012 Starts Sunday!

4 The Love Of Animals

Tune in Sunday to watch the first ever capture and release of an endangered snow leopard in Afghanistan! Snow Leopard of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is also home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards. But experts can’t protect them without knowing more about them.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

The tropical dry deciduous jungle, or “jungle”, however you see it, covers almost 90% of 600 km2 (230 mi2) of this protected area. Bigger than the African Buffalo or the American Bison, it is the largest land animal after the Elephant, Rhino, the Hippopotamus and the Giraffe. Good to know.

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A Win-Lose Proposition for Farmers and Consumers

Animal Person

First let's deconstruct: The recession has caused a decrease in demand for animal products. What if Meatless Mondays and all of the messages about decreasing consumption of animal products have made a difference and consumers have spoken? Translation? We don't really know.

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 2

10,000 Birds

Originally, the gorget was a piece of armor that protected the throat or gorge. Apparently, he used his various army postings in Afghanistan, Burma and on the Andaman Islands to study local birds whenever his busy schedule governing or fighting the locals allowed it. Maybe the males all go to Guangxi in winter.

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