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Frogs and Toads of the World: A Book Review by a Fairy Tale Junkie

10,000 Birds

As Mattison says, “Frogs are unlikely to be mistaken for any other type of animal.” For example, I was going to add “no tail” to the list of features above, what all frogs share, when I remembered that there are indeed a small family of Tailed frogs, four species in New Zealand and two in North America (though, the tails are quite tiny).

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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

10,000 Birds

One study found that birds living in Botswana had elevated levels of lead in their bloodstreams during hunting season, presumably coming from lead bullets used on animals killed by hunters. .” (HBW). A slightly more surprising threat for the vultures comes from elephants. .” And I do not see much of a helmet either.

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