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Little Big Year-Week 39: The southern coast in Costa Rica

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He quickly starts pointing our different species that are all around us, with exceptional and obvious knowledge. The house we were staying in was surrounded by Howler Monkeys all night, who really work as a great 5:30 alarm, if that happens to be the time you want to get up! Costa Rica species – 273.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. More research is needed, but initial studies by the Pine Street Foundation and others on using dogs for diagnosis are promising. Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. A single large spider monkey, which might be out of view, equals a large number of lightly built and small birds which may be scattered across the landscape. Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. 9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico.

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