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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Undesirable alien: there are an estimated 2 million Grey Squirrels in Britain An English Red Squirrel. An Estonian Red Squirrel , looking more grey than red One introduced animal that we are unlikely to ever eradicate from Britain is the North American Grey Squirrel, a mammal I see nearly every day. One day, perhaps.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

In 2023 I attempted to keep a year list of mammal encounters: the list barely exceeded 20 species, while it became complicated by seeing bats and voles that I was unable to name specifically. I’ve yet to see an English pine marten, but I once watched one hunting red squirrels in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

Baby Grey Squirrels in a shoebox wrapped in a dude’s old tighty-whities,” said Michelle Wellard. “No, Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. Bat finders often want to insure there’s enough room between them and the bat. Obviously, there’s no air in there.” Soaked and ice cold!

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Poop From The Front End Of The Bird

10,000 Birds

It’s not fecal material, but parts that are not digestible like fur, bones and the exoskeletons of insects. For example, since eagles and hawks tend to rip their prey apart and have stronger digestive acids, their pellets look like wads of fur. But the jawbone…that was from a bat!

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. He often tried to approach them as if they were friends.

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