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Nyala, Southern Africa’s Stunning Antelope

10,000 Birds

By this I mean applying the term antelope to cover all of the family Bovidae, which would include the sheep, goats and ox. Nyala are much appreciated by hunters and tourists, which has led to their being introduced to many parks and reserves around Southern Africa outside their natural range. A female Nyala in Imfolozi.

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The Famous Grouse: Smoky Black Blended Scotch Whisky

10,000 Birds

Admiring Nature in her wildest grace, These northern scenes with weary feet I trace; O’er many a winding dale and painful steep, Th’ abodes of covey’d grouse and timid sheep…. Sheep may timidly graze but these Black Grouse are another matter altogether.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Suppose there is a man who wishes to end his life but regrets never having given his poor and hungry family any pleasure. The members of his family have no objections; on the contrary, they rather relish the idea. Animals in the wild try to escape from hunters.) Suppose some of them say yes (in American sign language).

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