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I Remember Elephants

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Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. One may say so. Literally.

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Names for Nick Jr Animals

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He is Johnnys father, and the two are often seen together.

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A couple of facts :D

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• Tigers and other big cats are able to mimic other animals, tigers in specific mimic deer, bear, cattle and monkeys and the South American Margay can mimic the call of baby monkeys to lore adults. Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses.

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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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The forests are also home to Asiatic Elephants and Capped Langur Monkeys. The forests are home to Kalij Pheasants , Crested Tree Swifts , Ashy Wood Swallows , owlets, woodpeckers, spider hunters, barbets and bulbuls, laughingthrushes and hornbills.

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Kinabatangan – Borneo’s Mighty River

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The two star attractions for most tourists are Asian Elephants and Bornean Orangutans. I dipped on the elephants, but the river certainly delivered for orangutans. Can’t do a post on Kinabatangan without the amazing Bornean endemic Probosis Monkey. In fact I saw the first two, a female and baby, on the first day.

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Dreaming of Africa

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also the crime rate lower than in developed countries, stable politics, reasonable prices and landscapes as green as can be.

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Week 16: South Africa and Kruger National Park

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In the first full day, we have seen dozens each of giraffes, zebra, warthogs, elephants, 12 rhinos, 30 hippos, 3 Cape Buffalo, crocodiles, jackals, monkeys, baboons, literally a thousand impala, and at least 10 different antelope type animals.