10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. But in many states, any idiot with 20 bucks can get a permit to own a non-native, captive-bred bird of prey.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 264

Wildlife Rehabilitation Tethering Giraffes Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Going back to that assumption that birds don’t have a sense of smell, it can be traced to John James Audubon (of course), who performed several experiments with Turkey Vultures and concluded that the vultures used sight, not scent, to find food. 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor.

Science 230

Science Research Birds Turkey 230

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. Finally, the shores of the Telia lie in front of us. The Telia Lake.

Tigers 250

Tigers India Killing 2012 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255