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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

A housecat in Buenos Aires got its start in Africa, a sheep in Australia to the Middle East, a chicken in Ireland can trace its origin to the jungles of Asia. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. We don’t have monkeys, or wildebeest, or salmon here.

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The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

Geladas are the sole survivors of a once abundant branch of primates that historically foraged across the grasslands of Africa, the Mediterranean and India. Males sport a larger heart-shaped bare batch encircled by pale fur, that shows off their dominance status. Portrait of a male Gelada. Photo by Adam Riley. Photo by Adam Riley.

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