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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly. The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful. Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment.

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Deadly 60: Big Cat Battleground

4 The Love Of Animals

At night, he catches up with a pride of lions to witness their hunting and killing skills in the dark, proving just how deadly and vicious lions are. In Thailand, a land known for its exotic animals, Steve comes face-to-face with the longest venomous snake in the world, the king cobra, whose bite could kill an elephant.

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