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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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The only place (outside England) where I have seen wild Fallow Deer in Europe is in Spain’s Coto Doñana, where they are numerous. He complained they were eating the grass he wanted for his horses. I’ve had many sightings of Nutria (we call them Coypu) in Europe, where this South American animal is now widespread.

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Konik Ponies in Scottish Conservation

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The Loch of Strathbeg reserve in Aberdeenshire Scotland has begun to use eight rare ‘Konick’ horses to manage and improve it’s wetland habitats for birds. Now, thanks to the grazing habits of these horses, the machines can be ditched and an au naturel approach to habitat management adopted.

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Winter Wanderland

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My colleague Doug wrote me an email describing the whereabouts of these “rosy finches” and my wife had to manage my excitement with horse tranquilizer… What a fantastic little birds. A bit of rain caused a two-hour delay on the flight in and, on my way back to Europe, they couldn’t find the airplane (clue: big metal thing with wings).

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Brouwerij Verhaeghe: Duchesse de Bourgogne

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During the hunt, Mary’s horse lost its footing, throwing her from the saddle into a ditch. The horse landed on the young duchess, breaking her back but not killing her outright. Medieval treatises Europe paint the agile sparrowhawk as a fussy and flighty bird, given over to unpredictable fits.

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Land Bridges are Back in Season!

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Take the fossil horse Hipparion , found in France and Florida. How far could those horses swim? Before plate tectonics was accepted as the explanation for, well, pretty much everything in the field, geologists had struggled with the problematic distribution of fossils and living organisms.

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Homage to Catalonia

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On the opposite bank, European pond terrapins are basking in the sun and, behind them, a herd of horses is grazing, preventing the scrub from taking over the grasslands. First stop is the nearby Llobregat Delta reserve, a network of canals and pine forests squeezed in between the airport and industrial plants.

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Linkwood Distillery: 15 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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A somewhat more credible selection to be sure, as lions actually do exist, but one that sadly snubs the native Scottish wildcat in favor of a felid that’s been extinct in Europe since antiquity. Swans swim on a small pond on the distillery grounds and deer and otters can be found by a trail that runs beside the burn.

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