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Not enough Woodpeckers

10,000 Birds

. “I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover.

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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

Critter News

The dog's fur is used to make Ugg boots, a popular fashion brand in Australia, to line the inside of the shoe. Besides raccoon dogs, other types of domestic dogs are also suffering because of the high demand for their fur. However, the fur is passed off as sheep skin.

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