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A couple of facts :D

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Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . • Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. Just some facts I think are interesting to share with :).

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The first Pied Oystercatcher chicks of 2018

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One pair of Pied Oystercatchers nest just north of the rocks on Cable Beach and have to deal with the four-wheel drive vehicles and camels on the beach, but as soon as the eggs have hatched out they move the family approximately two kilometres further north through the dune system. Pied Oystercatcher feeding a day old chick.

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Camels have three eyelids. Called a nictitating membrane, the transparent lid helps keep out sand and dust; it can even improve vision, like a #ContactLens. Many animals, including dogs, cats, sharks, and some birds and amphibians, also have third eyelids.

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The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing It

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Rigorous dieting is the animal handling equivalent of a corrective jerk on the dog collar. A resident of Bend, Oregon, McGee Bennett lives on a 10-acre farm with her husband, Brad, two dogs, two cats, five llamas, 11 alpacas, and super composting red wigglers, number unknown. In essence, I was purposely yanking my body OUT OF BALANCE.

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding has started!

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This is where the tourists, nudists, dogs, camels, etc all congregate and it is amazing that they even considered it. They walked them north to get away from danger and tried really hard at teasing/leading dogs away, but sadly they didn’t make it. We had a new pair arrive in a territory about 7kms north four years ago.

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