10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

Although lip service was paid to the fact that lions are endangered and a lion was poached, the language of anger was the language of animals rights. I’ve written before at length about how conservation and animal rights , while often drawing on mutual a reverence of nature, are different beasts. Not at the moment, anyway.

Lions 206

Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 206

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Barnes, a native of South Africa, also wrote the companion book to this one, Animals of Kruger National Park (2016), and The Important Bird Areas of South Africa (1998). You can find the Pygmy Marmoset’s family feeding tree by looking for its markings on the trunk, similar to those made by sapsuckers.

Ecuador 171

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Ballantine and Hyman explore how birds communicate and summarize studies on how that communication functions in diverse bird families all over the world. She writes, “Broadly, I am interested in the evolutionary mechanisms underlying phenotypic variation and population divergence in animals, primarily birds.”

North America 278

North America Research Birds Groups 278

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Despite filling very similar garbage disposal related niches, the vultures in North America and the vultures in Eurasia/Africa are really not that closely related. Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. Cape Vultures in South Africa – Alex Lamoreaux, The Nemesis Bird.

California Condor 180

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 180

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Once gregarious and outgoing, she withdrew from her family and friends, from everyone except her pet cats. Soon people from South Africa to Japan heard about what was happening, and wrote to share their stories, their challenges, and their curiosity about what Henry was learning. Would they help?

San Diego 100

San Diego Kittens Emotional Cats 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

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).

Reptiles 184

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa).

Ethiopia 240

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Game 240

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

I’ll never forget my introduction to the mammals of Kruger National Park, South Africa. We –participants of the ABA South Africa Safari—were on a small plane when one Lori Conrad looked out the window and screamed, “There are elephants down there!” and everyone ran to Lori’s side of the plane.

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Rhinos Mammals Animal White Rhinos 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. The others follow, some dozen animals in all.

Africa 190

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Pafuri lies in the northernmost part of the Kruger National Park and is described as “some of the most potentially productive birding territory in South Africa” on the SANParks website. It is the heaviest among the rollers in Africa. ” (HBW). .” ” (HBW). And I do not see much of a helmet either.

Elephants 147

Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. These beaters usually take the form of grazing herds of game and domestic animals, and large flocks of carmine bee-eaters may gather overhead.

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Africa Gabon South Africa Uganda 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

In some cases someone was blown away by the scenery and thought “this needs saving” In some cases someone thought “there seems to be a lot of animals here, let’s keep things that way” Still others happen because no one had done anything with the land yet and no one wanted the land anyway. But they are very cute!

South Africa 147

South Africa Leopards Giraffes Africa 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Penguins are cartoons, emoticons, animated films, children’s books (though owls really take first place here), sports teams, a book publisher, and a Batman villain (a rare example of penguin negativity, though Burgess Meredith did bring an endearing attitude to his 1960’s TV portrayal). .” Press, 2011).

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. People and organizations in Nepal, Zambia, and South Africa have sought to change cultural attitudes, having the most success with school children. They are also hunted.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Said Blue-throated Barbet – maybe lacking an altimeter – indeed could be seen very close to its family member at Tongbiguan. Does that mean that families in Florida should on average be larger than in Colorado? This avian marvel, belonging to the family Picidae, is a sight to behold, especially for any dedicated bird lover.

Birds 174

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 174

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2012

It turns out that people are not the only ones, who can adopt children – animals are good at this as well. Although, it is not for the first time when inter-species adoption occurs, but every single case is getting more and more exciting – animals can not only be friends, but parents and brothers as well.

Badgers 100

Badgers Tigers Zoos Porcupines 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! During each trip we would discuss a destination for the following year.

Ghana 191

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 191

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars. That’s a lot of books about a bird family that cannot fly. None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human.

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 197