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Birding Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China

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That means it also has many tropical birds that a foreigner living in China can see without risking to leave the country (which would mean 2 weeks of quarantine on reentry at best and complete exclusion at worst, depending on the ever-changing regulations). The post Birding Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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And the Mammals. There are five species of seal that have been recorded in the Ross Sea – Crabeater , Weddell , Leopard , Ross (first described during the James Clark Ross’s expedition) and Southern Elephant Seal. On the Balleny Islands Antarctic Fulmar , Antarctic Prion and Cape Petrel also breed.

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The Bee-eaters of Africa

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Northern Carmine Bee-eater riding an Arabian Bustard by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours Northern Carmine Bee-eaters in particular are masters of this trait, and rides range from elephants, donkeys and goats to Kori and Arabian Bustards, Abyssinian Ground Hornbills and a variety of other larger birds and mammals.

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