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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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My only wolf sightings have been in Spain, in December, and at great range. It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

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Enjoying the Orange Peril

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It proved strong enough to take the many knocks and falls that a hard-used scope experiences during its lifetime. I’ve never quite understood why so many people wrap their scopes up in little jackets, (but nor do I understand why it’s so popular to dress dogs up in coats, too, as they are already wrapped in fur.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? In June 2006, Jane and I visited a chimpanzee sanctuary near Girona, Spain. I wondered what in the world he’d brought back and discovered the wet ball of fur was a very young bunny.

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