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The Most Interesting Gull in the World

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My first instinct was that the rarest gull would rank high on the ‘most interesting’ scale, but that’s a lister’s instinct – a sort of stamp-collecting bias, at best. And what about lifestyle? The Swallow-tailed Gull aforementioned has that edgy look, with its red eye-liner and eccentric bill.

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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale. The highly specialized foraging strategy of flamingos makes them vulnerable to the effect of subtle changes in habitat quality.

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New Zealand’s Other Eagle

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More curious was the owlet-nightjar, an already obscure group to begin with, but made all the more astonishing by virtue of its flightless and ground living lifestyle. The other New Zealand eagle was also one described from the fossil record, from the collections of the very same Henry Forbes that the harrier was named after.

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Good Idea: OTRADA

4 The Love Of Animals

I found some at Target, some in catalogs, some in antique malls, but why wasn’t anyone creating a lifestyle brand for animal lovers? I hope to do a new one each year so they may be collected by our loyal customers. I noticed that I was able to find neat animal-influenced products in linens, housewares, jewelry, home decor etc.,

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Good Idea: Ortada

4 The Love Of Animals

I found some at Target, some in catalogs, some in antique malls, but why wasn’t anyone creating a lifestyle brand for animal lovers? I hope to do a new one each year so they may be collected by our loyal customers. I noticed that I was able to find neat animal-influenced products in linens, housewares, jewelry, home decor etc.,

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SimplyFido Holiday Collection

4 The Love Of Animals

We were really excited to get a chance to check out a moose from their holiday collection. The holiday collection toys are limited edition, and something that every pet parent can feel good about giving their dog. SimplyFido Holiday Collection originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on November 30, 2009.

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Birding Balangshan (peak area) in June 2023

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Or maybe there was just more need to collect food, but I like the first explanation better. But fortunately, they make no efforts to restrict the lifestyle of the accentors, ban their books, or prevent them from educating their chicks about sex.

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