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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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This is how it looks like: Or at sunset: A species I did not come for from Shanghai is the Black-crowned Night Heron. Its species name graydoni is in honor of Philip Newenham Graydon (1864-1940), a British planter in Sabah. Why that makes Mr. Graydon worthy of having a bird species named after him is a mystery to me.

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Best Bird of the Year – 2013

10,000 Birds

The scope is to give you the illusion you might be able to work out the species). I mean, how do you pick between a handful of broadbills, Rhinoceros Hornbills , two pittas, a falconet and the Whiskered Treeswift ? My first view of this amazing species! Note bonus swift in background (no idea what species).

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Busch Gardens welcomes a baby giraffe!

4 The Love Of Animals

The breeding program has been a great success. Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds. That’s a big baby!

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Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards

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Nat Geo WILD takes viewers around the world to follow dedicated people working to save Nature’s Miracle Babies – often the last hope for critically vulnerable species. The giant panda is one of the world’s most iconic species, but its population numbers are critically low. Miracle Babies: Baby Pandas.

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Cute of the Day: baby giraffes

4 The Love Of Animals

These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds.

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Birding Santa Cruz Island

10,000 Birds

At the very northern end of their breeding range in the Channel Islands, they are strictly a Californian bird as far as the U.S. Depending on the time of year, other alcids to expect include Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres , Rhinoceros Auklets and Cassin’s Auklets. is concerned.

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Cute of the Day: All Legs Baby!

4 The Love Of Animals

These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds.

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