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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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We are observing a Dhole , also called Asiatic or Indian Wild Dog. A hundred metres down the track, several more Dholes await us, totalling eleven dogs. During the Pleistocene, Dholes were found across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, sharing their space with sabre-toothed cats.

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Cavity Nesting Birds of North America and Their Babies!

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The wood duck was very scarce in many portions of its range, at least in part, for the same reason and probably owes its present status to provision of nest boxes and protection from overhunting 1.” The ivory-billed and red- cockaded woodpeckers are currently on the endangered list, primarily as a result of habitat destruction.

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Casa Tangara dowii, Costa Rica, or over the Misty Mountains cold

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I may be in tropical Central America, but at 2100 m / 7000 ft a.s.l. Serge is a professor of ecotourism at University of Costa Rica, CEO and founder of Costa Rica Birding Hotspots Route, CEO and founder of Birdwatching Central America, and the former manager of the famous Selva Verde Rainforest Lodge. It is 6.40 ft) above ground.

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Mark Zuckerberg ‘Likes’ Two New Dogs

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LA-Based Zoom Room CEO and Dog Training Expert Explores the Breeds He Chose. Choosing the best dog to welcome into your family is a daunting task – even for someone like Mark Zuckerberg. Jaime Van Wye, expert dog trainer, and founder of the Zoom Room, weighs in on the difference between the two breeds. About Jaime Van Wye.

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The Return of Least Terns to the Gulf Coast

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Though they weight less than two ounces, Least Terns migrate from South America to the West, East, and Gulf Coast to breed on dunes or flat gravel roofs (there are also populations in the middle of the United States). There is no mistaking a Least Tern: they were back! Are you going to be on a Least Tern-inhabited beach this summer?

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

10,000 Birds

The largest hawk in North America weighs about four pounds, so leaving the ground carrying three – let alone twelve – would be aerodynamically (not to mention logically) impossible. If you have a very small dog, be careful and use common sense. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker.

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Birding in Costa Rica, August, 2022- News and Recommendations

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In the northern temperate zone, August is a time of hazy, lazy dog days, a month when you soak up that last bit of summer during outdoor picnics and shorebird chases. Shorebirds have left their northern tundra pools and boreal fens, August is when they pass through much of North America.