10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

And there aren’t just cool birds rocking up, migratory bats do too. A Hoary Bat. Jen and I looking at said bat (piccie by Adam Brown). It was the start of the shark season, which meant I saw my first Great White Shark attacks on Northern Elephant Seals , but it was also the best season for whales. A wave goodbye.

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Whales Whaling Sharks Bats 157

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

And sure enough, the natural reservoir of Marlburg, an unpleasant relative of Ebola, was finally identified in was indeed a bat cave I had taken my parents to in Uganda. The bacteria that laid me low earlier this year is a zoonosis, causing problems for New Zealand’s endemic seals as well as visitors to Borneo.

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Humane Animal Africa Ukraine 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

It does not include near-shore, coastal species, like Brown Pelican, Elegant Tern, and Harbor Seal. It covers seabirds and marine mammals and miscellaneous living things–creatures likely to be found on day trips from the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.

Dolphins 162

Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Presumably, the species also not only eats fruit but also mammals and possibly birds –the HBW specifically mentions the species catching bats emerging from caves at dusk, and feeding them to juveniles. Like the other hornbills, it nests in a tree cavity, in which the female seals herself in using droppings and food remains.

Rhinoceros 129

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 129

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

And, Wright describes a recent project designed to find out if there are bats in the Meadowlands using acoustic detectors. Bats eat mosquitos.) A camera with a motion-sensitive shutter had to be used to prove that there are coyotes living in at least one closed landfill. There are, at least 2 species, thank goodness.

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