10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

San Diego has a lot going for it. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon.

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San Diego Sea Lions Lions Birds 191

Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Full story posted on Global Animal and from the Huffington Post. On February 8, a federal judge said ‘no,’ stopping a historic case filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against SeaWorld for violating the 13th Amendment on slavery. Here's hoping we see more of these legal challenges. PETA filed the lawsuit in the U.S.

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PETA San Diego Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. Ringer Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) Cormorants are more speciose than other families in the order; 30-40 species range widely on every continent and many islands.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The male and female of the species are nearly identical, the female being a bit larger than the male. All the information on the Emu in this post was gleaned from Wikipedia (with loads more information) but here are a few other good sources: Unique Australia Animals , the San Diego Zoo , and the Internet Bird Collection.

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San Diego Ostriches Australia Zoos 141