10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2021
That’s because this fascinating part-Caribbean, part-south American country holds well over 800 species of avifauna making it without doubt one of my top three countries in all of the continent to visit. Ok, maybe not the vampire bat…but some of the more “cuddly” species are actually quite easy to see.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Some call them trash, tours might not visit, but they can host more than the expected and common species. Some such vegetated spots can also attract oddball birds, species that wander to find a home in urban circumstances. Three species of seedeaters sing from the tall grass, one of them being the Yellow-bellied Seedeater.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2014
The Carolina Wren pictured above was caught in a Walmart in a trap set for rodents. Like leg hold traps, glue traps are indiscriminate, with non-targeted species making up a large proportion of their catch. See Safe Rodent Control. I could laugh about it because the mole was fine.”. Alternatives to mouse-catching glue traps?
Critter News
JUNE 20, 2010
For example, there was a higher-than expected number of bats passing away each year between 2004 and 2008, but the zoo didn’t do anything to decide why. Instead, it brought a new bat species into the exact place in the year 2009 — twenty-five of those creatures also passed away.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2021
No, Madagascar is the most famous for an endemic group of mammals: lemurs, sifakas, indri, aye-aye – in total, 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemurs alone! Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2011
However, it would appear that during one fairly long period of time in the past there were a number of species (of dinosaur) that used feathers in a number of ways such as those just mentioned (and possibly other ways), and one subgroup of these dinosaurs would later be birds. Bipedalism is somewhat rare these days in the animal world.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. Mammals of South Asia follows the latest taxonomy, describes all the species recorded within the region and provides a range map for each species. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.
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