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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Even better, just a few meters away from the food vendors, it is not too crowded, and the palm trees attract a number of birds, including two species of parrots. That is mainly the Philippines, as indicated by the species name lucionensis (Luzon is the Philippines’ biggest island). The first one is the Blue-naped Parrot.

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Birding Singapore

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For once, eBird gives a good description of the Asian Glossy Starling, calling it a “Fierce-looking, large songbird” As are humans, this species is fairly urbanized – it “sometimes enters urban areas to roost, e.g. in Singapore” (HBW). Plus hopefully, you will be arrested for mistreating animals.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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According to Tim Low (in “Where Song began”), “so easy were they to breed that by 1859 they cost less to buy in London than in Sydney.” ” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. We even had some chicks – not that this was a big achievement.

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Birding Pulau Ubin-Singapore

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However, we did note signage that said if you travelling with an animal you would have to pay for twelve passengers and travel alone with your animal! It is illegal to feed wild animals, take animals, birds and insects and it is also illegal to release animals in Singapore. Shorebirds on Pulau Sekudu.

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Busch Gardens welcomes a baby giraffe!

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The breeding program has been a great success. Both mother and baby will join the other animals on the Serengeti Plain in about three months. The calf is the daughter of father, Jafari and mother, Tesa, who has previously given birth to four other calves at Busch Gardens.

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Cute of the Day: baby giraffes

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These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds.

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Cute of the Day: All Legs Baby!

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The duo will join the other animals on the Serengeti Plain in a few months. These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens. You can view these amazing animals from the Serengeti Express, the Skyride or on a Serengeti Safari, an open-truck tour of the plain during which you can hand-feed giraffe.

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