10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. The reasons for this perceived lack of birds are threefold. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. California Quail are familiar birds to West Coast birders of North America, and Kiwis too now.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2012

KL, as it is widely known, has a reputation as a great place to cram in a days birding, in the form of day trips from the centre out to a number of (in some cases) world famous locations. The storm made the weather more tolerable but seemed to do something to the birds, and I had a fruitless number of minutes finding nothing much of anything.

New Zealand 141

New Zealand Fur Malaysia Woodpeckers 141

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

They strut about flicking their luxurious fur capes, roaring, displaying their massive canines, chasing off rival males and generally just releasing their built-up testosterone, but back at the ranch, it’s the females that actually call the shots. Portrait of a male Gelada. Photo by Adam Riley. A male Gelada mock attacks a female.

Ethiopia 160

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 160

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. These birds can learn to pull a string to retrieve a short stick, use the stick to pull out a longer one, then use the long stick to draw out a piece of meat. Empathy Among Elephants.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100