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The Why of Ferrets

10,000 Birds

Though it was well-known to the Native American populations that shared its space, the black-footed ferret was overlooked by Lewis and Clark and all subsequent Euro-American expeditions, remaining officially unknown to science until John James Audubon, his sons, and the Rev. But the ferrets kept dying.

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South Africa’s endemic birds

10,000 Birds

Males of this species are more brightly colored in their non-breeding winter plumage. Here he kept up his birding and one of his local patches was an urban field hockey ground where he used to walk his dogs on a regular basis. A dancing Blue Crane , South Africa’s national bird.