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A Brief Tour of Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

10,000 Birds

In the days leading up to the Expo we’ve been touring the small East African nation, primarily visiting the big national parks in the south and west of the country looking for birds and other amazing wildlife. It’s still hard for me to wrap my head around this trip, my first on a brand new continent.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

10,000 Birds

But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ), Nairobi, Kenya © David J. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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