10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

Anyway, the story is not quite how I remembered it, to be honest, but fitting enough to describe the almost claustrophobic birding experience in ever-shrinking Nanhui. Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY. I’d never heard raccoons make that particular weird noise before, but that was my best guess as to what it was. My first view of these huge game birds when walking a rainforest trail at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge in the rain was stunning.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Even the government has gotten in on the game. And, of course, by experimenting with all sorts of new vegan dishes, you will be learning a new healthier way of cooking and eating. Then, take 2 minutes and re-view this video of raccoon dogs being skinned alive. For examples, see here and here.

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