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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Memorable encounters with Mammals Part II It’s generally reckoned that there are more deer in Britain today than there were in the Middle Ages, a fact that is almost certainly true. Above is a buck with antlers in velvet , while the animal below has clean antlers A Muntjac on the run. Rather more are killed in collisions with cars.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

Memorable encounters with Mammals: Part I Most birdwatchers enjoy seeing mammals, but the trouble with mammals is that they tend to be much more challenging to see than 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.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P. The relevant numbers involving cats, the people that cherish them, and the birds (and small mammals and reptiles) that they kill are all too large to mean much; you might as well use the funny word “gazillions.”

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The Why of Ferrets

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Somewhere around the Platte River one of the Audubon boys received a black-footed hide from a fur trader. When the South Dakota ferret numbers began dropping, they captured nine animals in hopes of starting a captive breeding population. John Bachmann headed west to gather material for Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.

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The Geladas of Ethiopia

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Especially in the dry season, bands join together forming grazing herds, which can number up to 1,200 animals (although 500-600 is more normal.) Males sport a larger heart-shaped bare batch encircled by pale fur, that shows off their dominance status. Mammals Ethiopia Gelada' they are the most terrestrial primate after humans.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences?

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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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. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either.