10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

These mangroves function as a sanctuary for fish and other animals that then make their way as adults across the channel to the coral reefs that surround the island. Swimming with a whale shark on the boat-trip to Isla Isabel. The frigates are by far the most numerous and evident of the island’s nesting species.

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Whales Whaling Sharks Marine Life 258

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

At sea there are also New Zealand Sea Lions and Southern Right Whales. North of Dunedin is Orokonui , a wildlife Sanctuary modeled on Karori with a fence to keep introduced mammals out. For a limited time during late September and early October the sanctuary will also be hosting Sirocco, the ambassadorial Kakapo !

New Zealand 157

New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Sea lion mothers wail when watching their babies being eaten by killer whales. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? In June 2006, Jane and I visited a chimpanzee sanctuary near Girona, Spain. by Marc Bekoff.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100