10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2014

The lodge is unusual in having a raised walkway behind the lodge, allowing those of us keen to bird or watch wildlife when most normal people are resting in the middle of the day. The birding was pretty ace too. This species was my bird of the year last year. What a bird! Trips apes Birding Borneo'

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Rhinoceros Apes Elephants Monkeys 167

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2011

With their high cellulose content and often raised levels of toxins drawn from the ground, mature leaves can be very difficult to digest so a folivore needs specialised equipment and adapted behaviour to be able to live off them. After each mouthful, the bird would dip its bill into the water to take a drink.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, Geladas so seldom climb trees that we actually witnessed several big males falling out and others being too boisterous and breaking off massive branches, with both the branch and the monkey hitting the ground rather solidly! Gelada communications include intense staring with raised eyebrows. Photo by Adam Riley.

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Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2011

Note: This is an account, originally published in June 2006, of my quest to remove a jinx bird from my bird-watching soul. I am sharing it again here, at the request of Corey Finger, who takes some sort of sick pleasure in seeing other birders squirm and suffer under the weight of their obsession with life birds. But not me.

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Connecticut North Dakota Ohio Owls 169

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.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. Any dedicated birder visiting Panama City should first consider the Canopy Tower , one of the most important and beloved birding lodges in the Americas. Despite the golf course, this place host all manner of birds and mammals.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I must admit that I was astonished as I had never considered Ghana a potential birding destination, nor knew of any birders who had ever been there. My clients insisted that they wanted to go to Ghana as they had heard that the birding was great. We also knew we had discovered Africa’s next hot birding destination.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

Most of these are very common birds which are widely distributed throughout Brazil. Woodcreepers, spinetails and foliage-gleaners are likely to feature strongly in any low or mid-level bird party that you encounter, so mug up on likely candidates ahead of time. Look out for the Howler Monkeys too.

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