10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2021

When seen from the right angle, the females are quite attractive as well. I do not have a strong opinion on rosefinch ID, though looking at some photos online, I think she is right. I still do not like monkeys very much. Then, there were Pink-rumped Rosefinches. At least that is what Bella thinks. So undignified.

China 188

China Birds Sheep Monkeys 188

Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2011

The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. Under pressure from animal rights groups and the public, many airlines have banned the practice.

Transported 100

Transported Monkeys Canada Research 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

It is listed as Vulnerable, as its range is rather restricted, though it has been found outside of China as well, e.g., in Vietnam, though the HBW does not seem to have read that paper yet. Some ornithologists are so desperate to add papers to their resumes that they write about new records of Black-crested Bulbul subspecies within China.

China 147

China Vietnam Birds Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

I was fortunate to spend time scanning open fields, wetlands, and the inlet separating Hong Kong from China with this large group of friendly and avid avian observers. What is a day of birding without scanning malodorous mud, right? Frankly, I don’t even know if this is the right species. Monkey at a monastery.

2014 215

2014 Eagles Asia Groups 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. You’re read or seen Jurassic Park , right? (No We really are better off with extinct Dodos.

Mauritius 102

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102