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Weird Meat Seized in Malaysia

Critter News

In Malaysia, 12 tonnes of exotic animal meat was seized from smugglers. It consisted of bear, iguana and owl meat. Tags: exotic meats smuggling malaysia. don't know how I come across these weird stories. Any kind of meat is gross to me, but owl? That's new to me!

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

10,000 Birds

And sun bears. There is a surprising amount of suspense incorporated in the tale, reaching its apex when Gooddie flies to Sabah, East Malaysia with three old friends to find the “mythical” Giant Pitta. If it were just the birds, I’d grab my bins and be on the next plane to Asia or Africa. And mosquitos. And leeches.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

10,000 Birds

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). With so much thrashing around in SE Asia, it is interesting to compare east and west hemispheres.

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