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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 2

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The species name is cyanouroptera , meaning dark blue tailed and -winged. Of course, me writing about the meaning of “gorgeted” rather than providing bird-specific information indicates a lack of papers on the species. In fact, Spectacled Barwings wearing contact lenses are easily mistaken for this other species.

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Moon Bears Rescued from Bile Farm in Vietnam

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I can't read such stuff without being sickened by my species. Thank Animals Asia for the rescue. Tags: taiwan Traditional Chinese Medicine bear bile china asia. Please note that the illegal bile farm was Taiwanese-owned. Again, the China connection. They are an amazing organization that we support financially.).

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Three Amazing Things

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The mechanism by which this is happening in at least some species of birds is very interesting. ” This can also explain why advances in migration timing are not common among species migrating over long distances. First this : Bird Flu Strain Jumps From Animals To People For The First Time. ” GannetCam.

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