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Birding northern Serbia, or a sudden bird tour

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One Roe Deer buck ran across our path. Sadly, there have been no males displaying for the last five years, so the remaining 8 females – the entire Serbian population – may only incubate unfertilised eggs. Brown Hares were everywhere. The grass is taller now and some of them may even be incubating, secretive on their nests.

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Are Birds Really Dinosaurs?

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People also say that hyraxes are elephants, but they are so distant in their relationship that it is little different than saying that deer are a type of pronghorn antelope. Among mammals, bipedalism is found in several rodents, a number of marsupials, and one primate. Bipedalism is somewhat rare these days in the animal world.

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