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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

10,000 Birds

I wanted Penguins. The African Penguins (formerly known as Jackass Penguins) were pretty much a “gotcha”, but I was still tremendously excited to see them on two field trips–the Boulders colony by False Bay and at the Stony Point colony at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape. And Sunbirds. And, there were birds.

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Superheroes and the Birds

10,000 Birds

You see, everyone knows the bats, wolverines, spiders and cats get their turn as well known superheroes, but what about the birds? Heroes, mind, you won’t find the Penguin here. Well, rest assured there are plenty of those, so enjoy a countdown of the (utterly subjective) top ten superheroes inspired (in some small way) by birds!

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