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Quetzals of Ecuador

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Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus ) Tags: ecuador , quetzal • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! After getting his engineering degree from the University of Minnesota he worked in the Standard-American-Rat-Race-Company for fifteen years. Thanks for visiting!

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

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As an independent illustrator, he regularly contributed art to Ford Times , a “lifestyle” magazine published by the Ford Motor Company. Although Ford Times was a company magazine, distributed free to Ford customers, it had a wide circulation, claiming up to 8 million subscribers, and published notable writers and artists.

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The Story of Russell A. Crow

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A short time later Russell rolled away, safe – if not sound – in the family’s station wagon. Grace’s family didn’t know about wildlife rehabilitators, so they simply kept him in the safe haven of their fenced-in backyard, hoping with enough food and rest, he would recover on his own.

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On "Pets" and "Its"

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Also, the have families (as if other animals don't). Meanwhile, gorillas don't live in a traditional human family structure of mom, dad and kids, but somehow their family structure is an important reason for us to save them. We need to start referring to animals as "he" and "she," even if we might not be correct.

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