10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

The official definition of CR status says the species could be gone within ten years, or could lose 80 per cent of its population within three generations – whichever comes first. That can be traced back in time to 1875, when Alfred Brehm wrote that he had found Sociable Lapwings only alongside the domestic cattle.

India 248

India Sudan Ukraine Camels 248

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted. (So So pigs are camels, as you probably already suspected.) Birds have a number of features that distinguish them from, say, camels. Nor do camels. Cows do not.

Camels 201

Camels Whales Whaling Apes 201

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. The Gray Crowned-Crane is a new addition to the list of the world’s Endangered species, creeping up a category from Vulnerable.

Endangered Species 194

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 194

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2015

This is cattle country and it is actually fenced, which many parts of the Kimberley are not and you pass through Ruby Plains and then Carranya station to reach the crater. I am uncertain of the exact species of dragon that we commonly found on the rim. Camel bush. Dragon on the rim. Grevillea wickhamii flowers. Mulla mulla.

Birds 166

Birds Camels Cattle Zebras 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Whenever you encounter one bird species near the edge of the track it is worth stopping, because invariably there are several species in the vicinity. All of these species need water and will travel to nearby cattle troughs for water, because there is very little in the way of naturally occurring water in the area now.

Marsupials 100

Marsupials Birds Camels Zebras 100