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How The Bird Got Its Beak

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The second thing they did was to interfere with the genetic pathways in some chickens, which produced a chicken with beaky bits that were more like snouty bits found in, for example, a Alligator. However, both birds and Alligators actually use this pathway. Alligator are not birds lacking this pathway. Here’s the thing.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! Giant termite mounds reaching over 10 feet tall near Waikin Ranch in the Rupununi savannah. Not only is Guyana famous for its birdlife, but it’s also the Land of Giants.

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On Teaching Children

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Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? For me, the focus on culture and tradition is basically an excuse for "anything goes" when it comes to animals. But I bet anything doesn't go. I wonder how much they learn about the animals other cultures eat. (In PS-The slide show includes children in aprons. One is male.

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A great week for Wood-Warblers

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I had spent several holidays with my family in the USA in the 1980′s and then worked in Maine during the summer of 1985-beware the poison ivy and the snapping turtles! I then had a year in Florida – beware the alligators and hurricanes!

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Collaborative list – August 2018

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Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Bravo if you have.

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