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Birding Balangshan, Sichuan, China (part 3)

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DNA fingerprinting has been used to show that, within broods, there is often mixed paternity, although the female is always the true mother of the nestlings raised within her nest. And the last notable animals we saw were a troupe of Rhesus Macaques on the roadside. I still do not like monkeys very much. So undignified.

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Kinabatangan – Borneo’s Mighty River

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Back in the halcyon days, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth (at least in my mind) and a nickel was still a lot of money, my favourite ride was the river safari one, where you could pretend to be an explorer in a river boat going past animatronic safari animals. I quickly stepped out and went around the block of rooms to get a better look!

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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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If it doesn’t find enough to eat, it might become too tired to watch for predators and be snatched up by a domestic cat or any number of animals that are always watching, eternally waiting for an easy lunch. Bay-breasted Warblers have to be careful. The Collared Aracari is a small toucan with a sharp beak.

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Rare Tee Clothing

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Their mission is to raise awareness on threatened and endangered species through their fun and contemporary apparel. Did you know that they are more closely related to lemurs than they are to monkeys? Each shirt design has a fun trivia fact or two about the featured animal. Tags: people helping animals reviews.

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End of the Road Birding in Costa Rica at Luna Lodge

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This special place is also one of the last bastions of wild rainforest on the Pacific coast of Central America, hosts many endemic plants and animals, and as one may surmise, is pretty awesome for birds. Lots of monkeys there too. As befits an end of the road destination, Luna Lodge is true wilderness birding.

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Tree-Eating Swans

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A FOLIVORE is an animal that eats leaves. With their high cellulose content and often raised levels of toxins drawn from the ground, mature leaves can be very difficult to digest so a folivore needs specialised equipment and adapted behaviour to be able to live off them.

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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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