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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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Whales are cows. In other words, the group of mammals that includes all the monkeys, which is rather large (and not accurately defined because I’ve not said what a “monkey” is … am I including lemurs?) The point is, of course, that whales are not cows. Even though whales are cows. Cows do not. Nor do camels.

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The “Birds” in the Brush

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When you move on to Montana, you discover that there are worse things that one species of tiny screaming mammal tricking you each year as you try to cope with an influx of songbirds and a winterized memory bank that contains only Black-capped Chickadees and Dark-eyed Juncos (and only about half their calls at that.)

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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon

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This behavior is not at all out of character for Tufted Titmice as is explained on All About Birds : They line this cup with soft materials such as hair, fur, wool, and cotton, sometimes plucking hairs directly from living mammals.

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There’s More to Birding than Birds

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But the wilds of Nevada revealed rattlesnakes, lizards (OK, the lizards didn’t seem that dangerous), and more than one mama cow who stared us down when our vehicles got too close to a calf. Birding Lizards Mammals Reptiles Trips animals' Not yet, knock on wood.) How about you?

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Milk or Bread

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In summary: unless you’re a cow or a human, cow’s milk is always a bad idea. Even wild mammals – fawns, squirrels, bunnies, etc. – will develop serious and often fatal stomach problems if fed cow’s milk. Milk + Wildlife = Big Mistake.

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PSA

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3) Rabbits have one of the highest caloric milks among mammals so cows milk isn’t going to cut it. Domestic animal shelters don’t normally take wildlife and if they do it’s rare. It’s just not their function and against a few rules. I operate as a permitted rehab in Florida.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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Africa is famous for its large, charismatic mammals, and the Big Five epitomize the most sought-after of these fantastic beasts. As visitors’ and the public’s interests expanded from the Big Five, and an appreciation for lesser mammals, birds and smaller wildlife has became more widespread, the term Little Five was coined.

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