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Come@Me: If Birds are Dinosaurs I’m a Monkey’s Uncle

10,000 Birds

In other words, you can’t say something like, “humans, gorillas, chimps, and bonobos are all in the same family and equally related to each other.” For example, it would make a huge amount of sense for suspensory feeding monkeys to have six, not four, limbs. Monkey is a common, not scientific, term. Think about it.

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Ugandan Birding for Businessmen

10,000 Birds

The trip was short on time, so no gorillas, chimps, or Albertine Rift endemics. While waiting I got offered four dozen eggs (mostly broken), a cow (I’m sure of that), two marriage proposals (less sure) and I learned why every Ugandan can afford a Rolex (it’s a chapati roll with eggs).

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