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Woof Wednesday: Monkey Around!

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Today’s photo is of Baby in her monkey jogging suit. If you are taking part in Wordless Wednesday be sure to join the blog hop below. Our dog enjoys wearing her clothes, in fact, she can hardly wait to put them on! Nice and warm for these cold winter mornings. What about your pet, do they like to wear clothing?

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Birding Balangshan, Sichuan, China (part 3)

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The male looks much more interesting, but that does not help this blog post much. I still do not like monkeys very much. According to the HBW, this species is relatively rare and may be upgraded (or is it downgraded?) from its current “least concern” status. The White-collared Yuhina is easier to identify. So undignified.

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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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If we assume (probably incorrectly) that of apes and monkeys, they all descended from a monkey like ancestor, than apes are monkeys. In other words, the group of mammals that includes all the monkeys, which is rather large (and not accurately defined because I’ve not said what a “monkey” is … am I including lemurs?)

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And the Beats Go On…

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Since then there have been some major changes here at the ol’ blog and we thought it was time to update everyone as to where we are at with this grand experiment in group bird blogging. He also blogs at Scienceblogs.com. Greg has seen a bird eat a monkey in the wild. Greg’s beat is Bird Evolutionary Biology.

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How To Raise A Baby Bird – Professional Advice With Photos

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Remember that awful experiment where baby monkeys were deprived of all parent/sibling contact, and became fearful and phobic? A raptor raised as a pet can never be released – imagine a hungry bird of prey trying to land on an unsuspecting person, hoping to be fed. Wild birds cannot be raised alone.

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How To Raise A Baby Bird

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Remember that awful experiment where baby monkeys were deprived of all parent/sibling contact, and became fearful and phobic? A raptor raised as a pet can never be released – imagine a hungry bird of prey trying to land on an unsuspecting person, hoping to be fed. Wild birds cannot be raised alone.

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Dreaming of Africa

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In case you find this blog a bit short, don’t blame me: my tiny bottle of WHE is already empty. also the crime rate lower than in developed countries, stable politics, reasonable prices and landscapes as green as can be. I sure hope to get there. And would love to meet you there. Photo by Marcus Westberg / Gorilla Highlands.

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