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A Day in Anchorage

10,000 Birds

As we headed down the trail, we were stopped from taking the long route by yellow tape and a sign warning of bears. In the fall, the Grizzlies take to the streams to lay waste to the post-spawning salmon, which look like nothing so much as fish zombies, half-decayed and ragged as they swim without purpose in the region’s many rivers.

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Racing Pigeons, Swimming Crows

10,000 Birds

My friend Ruth, who is from Northern England, has a phrase she uses when her dog bursts into fits of irrational exuberance. A few days ago my friend Melissa Gilmer called me from the Bear Mountain Zoo in New York’s Hudson Highlands. “We Scudder (their long-time maintenance guy) had to go in and fish him out.”.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

10,000 Birds

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.”

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Nat Geo WILD!

4 The Love Of Animals

Talking Hot Dog Ranch, Livingston, Montana: Casey Anderson tosses Brutus the grizzly bears a fish at homemade “falls.&# (Photo Credit: © Grizzly Creek Films). The premiere episode of Expedition Wild is a multi-part look at North America’s mightiest carnivores, featuring naturalist Casey Anderson900-pound grizzly bear.

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Raven vs. Osprey and Other Raptor Battles

10,000 Birds

My attention was drawn upward by the elegant flying-knife form of an Osprey bearing a large fish. As I watched a third bird joined them, or more accurately, they closed in on it – it was none other than the Osprey, still carrying the fish. It flared its wings, and the Osprey flared to match but refused to abandon the fish.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

For you and me, there are about 200 bird species, but for proper tourists, there seem to be only five species in the reserve: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear , Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) and the Gaur. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. One Chital is curiously watching us.

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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

4 The Love Of Animals

Pet Care, spotlights many of the well-proven therapeutic and health benefits of pets, as reported on www.HelpGuide.org : The average domestic pet, such as a dog, cat—even a goldfish—can provide many therapeutic and health benefits. Even watching fish in an aquarium can help reduce muscle tension and lower pulse rate. Staying connected.

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