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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

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By the cliffs we find several Eurasian Crag-Martins and a consolation species – a family of Golden Eagles in the air! Cows and water buffaloes grazing the dried up lakebed under the imposing shadow of Mt. Going even lower, we add a Cirl Bunting and a Syrian Woodpecker. Enough of the mountains.

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

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Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare. So now there are lots of lions, and they like buffalo, so now there are less buffalo. And since the lions like the big buffalo and not the smaller Nyala, the Nyala have increased in numbers.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Shirley and Jenny, two female elephants, were reunited after living apart for 22 years.

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