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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

10,000 Birds

And Giant Otters are still common in the rivers around Karanambu Ranch, home of the late “otter lady”, Diane McTurck, who used to rehabilitate orphaned otters and whose family still runs the lodge. No matter how many times I see this bird, I still find myself saying, “Smoking Ponies…that’s a stonker of a bird!”.

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Five Famous First Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Macaroni the pony. Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. And the most unusual pets (alligator and silkworms) belonged to John Quincy Adams. In 1989 Millie had six puppies, two of which also became White House dogs! First Pet, 1963): John F. Bonus Facts!

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