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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment. Even if – as in Borneo – the elephants are comparatively small (they are actually called Borneo pygmy elephants). Jerdon has also been noted as being rash.

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Not just for the birds

10,000 Birds

I immediately remembered the Sandra Boynton cartoon of an elephant lying down while turkeys stand upon it, with the caption “Don’t let the turkeys get you down.” ” These guys would have let me pet them, had I been so inclined. (As

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!).

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PETA Criticizes Michael Jackson

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Animal rights group PETA have condemned Michael Jackson's apparent plans to ride an elephant on stage at his forthcoming London residency. Tags: exotic pets freaks. The disfigured pop star Michael Jackson has been criticized by PETA for his use of exotic animals.

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Melange Monday

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Also at Parade , which reader morganna alerted me to, is " Should Apes Be Allowed as Pets? There is an elephant who deperately needs our help. Nosey the African elephant is with Liebling Family circus in Florida, right now they are in Mount Dora, this outfit violates animal welfare regulations on a regular basis.

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Falling for a Shelter Animal: Barberry’s Story | elephant journal

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We love hearing stories like this , and hope you will enjoy it too. Click the link or the photo above to read about Barberry!

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

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And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs.

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