10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
I happen to be particularly fond of turtles because my family has taken care of a small box turtle for 30 years (beware–turtles are extremely low-maintenance pets but will outlast your child’s youth and probably your life). Or that tortoises and terrapins are considered part of the turtle family.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2022
The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist.
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Animal Person
MARCH 18, 2010
Here 's the book, and in the preview you can see that in the beginning when the gorilla being described is male he is referred to as "he." But what you don't see in the preview is that later on gorillas are referred to as "its," and when I was reading aloud and came upon that word I was unable to say it. So far so good.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 22, 2010
De-mystify the labeling on a lot of pet food – “natural,&# “raw,&# “human grade,&# “FDA approved&#. Karen Scoggins, My Perfect Pet. Pet food may be highly processed and still be considered “natural”. Human Grade” is far superior to the “feed grade” found in most pet food.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2022
Not bad given that the 5 families in the inner circle of the laughingthrush family have a combined number of about 68 species. Not very interestingly, the species name “squamatum” refers to the scaly appearance of the bird rather than the blue wings. This post shows some of them.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Needed to get a reference to them into this post. The Common Waxbill looks like it belongs in a pet shop rather than in the wild. In fact, this is probably a species that has substantially expanded its original range through the pet shop route and the resulting escapees. I was vaguely curious about the family name mousebird.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2014
It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets.
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