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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

10,000 Birds

I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission. The Philippine Eagle has a kind face.

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To Spotlight or not to Spotlight?

10,000 Birds

Sometimes in a forest you’d be forgiven for thinking there was nothing but birds, monkeys and squirrels (and mosquitos, obviously), and then at night you start seeing civets, wallabies, and tarantulas. Trips Borneo ethics night' It brings mammals, and frogs in profusion, and reptiles, and insects. So many insects.

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On Teaching Children

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Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? How about an ethical adventure ? If you're going to call something an anthropological adventure, it would make sense to teach the kids about the other animals humans eat and give the kids the opportunity to prepare and eat dog, cat and monkey, no?

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here. This included such endangered species seen by our groups in December as Rufous Fishing Owl , Western Wattled Cuckooshrike , Red-fronted Antpecker , Green-tailed Bristlebill and Rufous-winged Illadopsis.

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