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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Rather more are killed in collisions with cars. A Spanish Ibex photographed in Spain’s Sierra de Grazelema Natural Park According to my mammal guide, there are two species of chamois in Europe, the Pyrenean Chamois (which also occurs in Central Italy), and the Alpine Chamois. They are big, impressive bats that fly high.

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Superheroes and the Birds

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You see, everyone knows the bats, wolverines, spiders and cats get their turn as well known superheroes, but what about the birds? 9: Swift What would happen if instead of sending the Joker and Lex Luthor off to jail each time Superman and Batman caught them, instead they just killed them? This is not comic heroism as you remember it.

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