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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros. The Bat Hawk mainly eats bats, as the name suggests – in a curiously precise statement, Wikipedia claims that 49.3% He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Lucky him, right?

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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

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Cats Love To Play, But Lucky For You, The Best Toys Are Free!

4 The Love Of Animals

When you first bring home your new kitten or cat, you go to the pet store for the first time and can’t believe what you are seeing. Cute, cozy pet beds and even clothes for your new feline friend. I must run to the Pet Store and spend hundreds on tiny cat toys! Where you see a twisty tie, cats see a fun toy to bat around.

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