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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. Birds are able to fly away, but their nests and eggs can be destroyed. Fire can also cause wildlife to be burned, dehydrated and malnourished.

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Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 1)

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The Spot-breasted Parrotbill suffers a bit from having a contradicting scientific species name, guttaticolis , meaning “spot-throated” or “spot-necked” rather than spot-breasted. A giant squirrel, actually. Attack of the giant squirrels from Mars. Or something like that.

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