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Singapore’s Red Junglefowl

10,000 Birds

Often the rustling of leaves would lead us to Red Junglefowl , squirrels, water monitors or small lizards. Most family groups of Red Junglefowl included around three young birds being fed by the female. Often we would see children run towards Red Junglefowl with excitement due to their familiarity of the bird from story books.

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Baby skunk update

Reddit Animals

There's now a litter in my yard and still no sign of Mama, although they may just be exploring their territory. The birds know my voice and this one beat up looking squirrel actually comes right up to me. They're hiding on my patio, behind the recycle cans. All of them are tiny and impossibly cute.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

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. Jethro and the Bunny.

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