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Birding Nabang, Yunnan (2)

10,000 Birds

While the HBW describes the bulbul family as “often rather plain”, I find them usually quite attractive, though in an understated way that may not appeal to the flashiness-seeking HBW authors. A few examples: the Ashy Bulbul … … Black Bulbul … … and the Grey-eyed Bubul.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Paul’s family noticed that whenever he was about to have an attack, Tinker would get agitated. For example, they make three different types of tools from the long, barbed leaves of the screw pine tree.

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