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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. At the time (1968) sightings of lynx in the Doñana were extremely rare as the animals were so shy: I was extremely fortunate to have this encounter. (I

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African Wild Dogs Facts, Habitat, Diet, Size, Photos And Videos

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The top 10 facts about African wild dogs , also called the African painted dogs and the African hunting dogs is a wild canine that is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. A dog is a dog : The Cape hunting dog and painted dog are other names for the African wild dog.

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Russia Bans Canadian Seal Imports!

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Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old. Russia has been the biggest market for the Canadian seal fur industry. And harp seals are the prime source of that fur. (The other two neighbors that banned them are Kazakhstan and Belarus).

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Commissioned Study Shows Namibian Seals Worth More Alive than Dead

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Seal tourism brings in more revenue for the African country than the seal hunt. Each year, up to 85,000 seals are killed in Namibia to make just a few dollars from their furs, when they would be worth so much more to the Namibian economy alive," said Claire Bass, WSPA International Oceans Campaign Leader. Excerpted from PR Newswire.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare."

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Weird Cat Behaviors (And What They Mean)

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Cats are funny animals that’s half the reason Youtube exists and they’re funny because so much of what they do seems inexplicable. Bringing You a Dead Animal. Your cat can spend much of its day licking its fur and sharpening its claws (hopefully on a designated scratching post). Meticulous self-grooming.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

People have moved useful plants and animals around with them as long as they had the wit to do so. So that New Zealand would end up with quite a few species of animal not originally found here is hardly surprising of itself. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry.