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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

Take Madagascar, for example, one of the world’s highest-priority Biodiversity Hotspots: that island-continent is most famous for its penguins. Well, sort of, as there are no penguins in Madagascar, indigenous or otherwise. Yet, those bird guides are hefty.

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The Warbler Brewery – Moon & Back Imperial Stout

10,000 Birds

The Arctic Tern ( Sterna paradisaea ) is famed for its awesome annual journey between the polar regions, which constitutes the longest migration in the entire animal kingdom. An Arctic Tern depicted by John James Audubon (1785-1851) in The Birds of America.

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When birds attack!

10,000 Birds

Australian Magpies, like every other animal in Australia, are also dangerous. It’s an unnerving experience and not at all pleasant even if the bird doesn’t connect often, and I am no stranger to bird attacks. They have a very melodious and odd call which is highly distinctive and evocative of the Australian bush.