4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

We’ll see ambitious programs to save diverse species from the outback of Australia, the savannahs of East Africa, the Brazilian Amazon and some of the most successful zoo breeding programs in the world. a pregnant Indian rhinoceros readies herself for birth after a 16-month wait. And Kenya boasts a unique orphanage … for elephants!

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Pandas Leopards Gorillas Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans. Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ), Nairobi, Kenya © David J. Make up your mind, Ringer!

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

This 12,000 square mile ecosystem stretches across north-western Tanzania into the Maasai Mara in Kenya. In breeding season, Jackson’s Widowbirds jump out of the tall grass in one of the world’s strangest display flights, cute African Quail-Finches are best seen as they come down to drink at waterholes.

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Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 224