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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan

10,000 Birds

Finally, getting to the slightly annoying but somehow obligatory mention of mammals seen at Longcanggou. Among all mammals, I think I like monkeys the least. In this phenomenon, people feel a sense of unease or even revulsion in response to humanoid robots that are highly realistic.”

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. It’s not surprising that animals—especially, but not only, mammals—share many emotions with us because we also share brain structures—located in the limbic system—that are the seat of our emotions.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

At the same time, the last remaining larger mammals and birds are being blasted by hunters to supply the insatiable demand for bushmeat, a market that in Ghana alone is estimated to generate revenues of up to US$350 million per annum. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here.

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