10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Few if any species are as emblematic of the Neotropics as Ramphastidae, the family that includes the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. The horse is probably out of the barn on this plant anyway, as it has spread quite a bit, but I can see both sides of the argument. Even non-birders can appreciate the huge-billed and colorful birds.

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Costa Rica Horses Farming Collecting 226

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Caroline often rode the horse around the White House lawn. First Pet, 1789-1791): In addition to horses and hound dogs, George Washington owned a parrot. Macaroni the pony. First Pet, 1963): John F. Polly the parrot.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

And Giant Otters are still common in the rivers around Karanambu Ranch, home of the late “otter lady”, Diane McTurck, who used to rehabilitate orphaned otters and whose family still runs the lodge. A vicero gets his horse ready to look for giant anteaters. Giant anteaters are just one of the wildlife highlights of the Rupununi.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 277

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

Quinta do Casal Branco has been in the family of winemaker José Lobo de Vasconcelos for over two centuries, since 1775. The first half of the estate Lobo e Falcão (“Wolf and Falcon”) label is clearly a tribute to the family’s lupine surname, but whence comes the falcon?

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2016 Portugal Falcons Japan 125

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2015

This summer the opportunity presented itself in the form of a family trip to South Dakota and neighboring states. The goals were visiting Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monument. But, seeing a actual barn swallow nest would imply either going to central Argentina or travel to northern latitudes during the breeding season.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

They have a lot of fun items, especially for those who love horses (but they have things for all animal lovers too). This breed and this mare seemed to be a good match for our family. Two years later -she’s a different horse because she was treated fairly and trained with consistency. Plus, she was tolerant of children.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

They have a lot of fun items, especially for those who love horses (but they have things for all animal lovers too). This breed and this mare seemed to be a good match for our family. Two years later -she’s a different horse because she was treated fairly and trained with consistency. Plus, she was tolerant of children.

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Branding Horses Lifestyle Pets 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

And, there is a fairy named Moth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a superhero named The Moth, appropriately from Dark Horse Comics, the poor cousin to the two big comic book companies. And, to be fair, many field guides don’t list families or other groupings in their Table of Contents; it’s something my librarian mind doesn’t understand.).

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Critter News

DECEMBER 18, 2009

It's about a dog and his family and it was made into a movie with Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson) The woman is a huge animal lover too who has five rescued horses and about four dogs. But I had hopes for the other two because they both started up the lunch talking about how they both bawled over that book Marley and Me.

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Horses Rescue Animal Rights Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

Granted, it’s not always on a scale we can readily appreciate, and we humans are much more attuned to the differences in each other because that’s how we recognize friends, family, and celebrities on the street, but when a bird is even slightly different from the norm, it’s generally the more expected species than the unexpected.

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New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. Eagle hunting is a family tradition that goes back at least 12 generations, part of the larger nomadic Kazakh culture.

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Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

The horse flies were also out in full force, and we scurried down the hot trail and back to the car in our efforts to escape. Not only did I see beautiful landscapes and great birds, but I could share the experience with my family. Still, we were in for another birding surprise. Forested trail near Hatteras Lighthouse.

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North Carolina Alligators Wildlife Woodpeckers 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. Wikimedia Commons Bucerotidae is etymologically opaque to most birders, I’d venture, but when Rafinesque described the family almost two centuries ago, he had kine on his mind.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2009

As of this summer we have now made it easy for our visitors to find pets and then recommend them to friends and family via Facebook, Twitter and other social applications. When that animal is available, I am notified the next time a pet matching my search is added on Adopt-a-Pet.com. We are calling the idea “Social Petworking.”

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

He was adopted by the Masson family and was apparently the most loving dog all who met him had ever had the pleasure of being licked by. This includes horses, cats and cows. Masson tells Benjy's story--and Benjy stories--while explaining his theory about the mutual domestication of dogs and humans. And he details why.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Five species are grouped in a chapter titled (4) Dark Horse Gulls (Rare or Unlikely Gulls). But, I think the birding world is big enough to accommodate more than one way to identify the members of this infamous family. A larophile is a gull enthusiast, taken from the genus name Larus and/or the family name Laridae.

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North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

This has happened before, Archaeopteryx and the bird family tree have had an often tenuous relationship. Horses have six upper and lower on each side. If you lay out all the mandibles and maxilla of all the mammals, you could construct a phylogeny that would be a pretty good first stab at a reasonable mammal family tree.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Wouldn't you want to know if a violent or repeat animal abuser were living next door to you and your family? Animal abuse is not only a danger to our cats, dogs, horses, and other animals, but also to people. Keep your animals and your families safe. I think it's a great idea.

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ALDF Animal Abuse Animal Legal Defense Fund Legislation 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2020

There is a family of feral foxes that I often encounter near Bennison Creek. This is an excellent trail that offers numerous bird species and there are rarely many people walking, cycling or riding horses along it. Bennison Creek Bridge. White-eared Honeyeater. The post Foster to Toora appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, the have families (as if other animals don't). Meanwhile, gorillas don't live in a traditional human family structure of mom, dad and kids, but somehow their family structure is an important reason for us to save them. Meanwhile, the lizard has a male name so you'd think he'd be called "he." That makes sense to me.

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Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 7, 2012

You think horse jumping is awesome? If you do decide to add a pet to your family, consider rescue and adoption first. Just in time for Easter, the latest from VICE’s The Cute Show, features Swedish Jumping Bunnies! For past episodes of The Cute Show, visit: www.vice.com/the-cute-show. And please, please, please!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

We saw several of the kingfisher family whilst on our trip, including Azure Kingfisher, Red-backed Kingfisher and Sacred Kingfisher. Sometimes they were with horses, but that’s OK! Another bird that was present in several forest areas that we visited was the Forest Kingfisher with its distinct spots on its wings when in flight.

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Birds Cattle Litter 2012 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Take the fossil horse Hipparion , found in France and Florida. How far could those horses swim? Indeed it was part of that family. Until then the fantails were a family of rather personable flycatcher-like birds ranging from India to New Zealand. How did it end up in those two places and nowhere else?

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Horses France North America Fiji 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

This was a family outing so I was not to pay attention to the first option* but the latter two, to say nothing of the huge acreage of lawns and fields, which provided plenty of entertainment for Desi, who, at seventeen months, is more than willing to get into and explore everything, much like the Northern Mockingbird below.** Good question!

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Geese Birds Horses New York 160

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 17, 2011

As is quite apparent from the video, whether you have a dog, cat, horse or rabbit they quickly become a big part of the family regardless of their size. Looking after your pet when they get sick or injured can become a huge financial burden.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2011

Family rides on the tram, picnic in the park, ice cream, old fashioned sweet making, horses, stables in a beautiful parkland setting. Children picnic in the park whilst dad gets strange looks from other families for lurking in nearby bushes sure he saw a juvenile Redstart. Friday A fantastic day out at a 19th century theme park.

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Fish Horses Family Collecting 169

Animal Person

AUGUST 3, 2009

We don't really get an answer for that one, but we do get to the real question, which Scott alludes to in graph #3: "So how do we bridge the gap between maximizing profit at the expense of an animal’s expression of its natural tendencies and treating livestock as we would the family cat?" What's all this about emotion, anyway?

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Emotional Farm Animal Farmed Animals Agenda 100