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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. A Greek Wild Cat , photographed near Lake Kerkini I’ve had a few encounters with wild cats, too, in both France and Greece. I wonder how they get on with the wild cats?

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp.,

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Weird Cat Behaviors (And What They Mean)

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Your cat’s antics can say a lot about what they’re thinking. Cats are funny animals that’s half the reason Youtube exists and they’re funny because so much of what they do seems inexplicable. When your adult cats knead, you know that they’re comfortable, happy, and feeling at home.

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

So, I anxiously followed the “Flock to Marion 2022” Facebook group in anticipation for open cabins to come up for sale. When the base was built and managed by the South African government, the mice were found to be a minor nuisance so five cats were brought in to manage the mice population at the base.

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Rescue Spotlight: Kitten Rescue

4 The Love Of Animals

Founded in 1997, it has become one of the largest animal rescue groups in Los Angeles. They have had truly great success in finding loving new homes for unwanted cats and kittens. Kitten Rescue volunteers place approximately 1,000 cats and kittens into new homes every year. 2010 Fur Ball at the Skirball Hosted by Jenna Fischer.

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Sperm Whales in Kaikoura

10,000 Birds

Our check in time was 7:45 and as we arrived the group before us was being prepped, and they weren’t even the first group. The boat moves quickly past interesting things; Northern Giant Petrels , Buller’s Shearwaters , White-capped Albatrosses , New Zealand Fur Seals (I understand they will pause to see dolphins).

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