10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2021

On the breeding grounds of the north, a small bird flies into the night, takes a bearing for the south, gains altitude and flies onward. In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. Migrant birds make an incredibly perilous journey, twice per year.

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Costa Rica Investigation Shelters Illinois 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

While entering our double kayak I asked Andrew Hester, a local bird expert, if bilharzia is present in the shallows of the Ngotwane Dam, further down the river. Tree crowns were swaying, branches rocking; a troop of Vervet Monkeys ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) was on the move and we were reaching for our binoculars. Vervet Monkey c.

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Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 247

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. Part V: Me and My Monkey. He talks about "My research monkey," Clayton, and what he did to Clayton, and writes as if Clayton didn't mind at all.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2023

We managed to see both species of monkey, though – so we were ultimately well satiated. Although not at peak migration season, we still scoped this location in the event there was anything present. Boat-billed Heron As per norm, there weren’t many other birds to be seen and the sun was quickly disappearing.

Trinidad 29

Trinidad Falcons Primates Monkeys 29

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. After another great fish lunch by the white-sand beach, many took a swim (with a dolphin present) at a place that makes you drowsy and reluctant to leave… We even had a mock mutiny, asking the tour leader to stay there overnight at least.

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Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

A single large spider monkey, which might be out of view, equals a large number of lightly built and small birds which may be scattered across the landscape. The clifftop habitats along rocky shores of the North Atlantic (on both sides of the pond) abound in bird biomass during breeding bouts, for instance.

Mammals 205

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. However they will not and cannot breed, and once these individual’s natural lifespans are over, these bird populations will be lost forever.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 233