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Laughing at you, not with you

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Not bad given that the 5 families in the inner circle of the laughingthrush family have a combined number of about 68 species. ” As well as in Southeast Asia, there are also Spotted Laughingthrushes (photos taken at Longcanggou and Wolongshan, Sichuan) at the San Diego Zoo. This post shows some of them.

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The Little Big Year-Week 44: Off to the islands ‘Mon

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It seems his family of 5, had rented a condo that sleeps 8, at Atlantis Resort, on Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. While this trip was primarily scheduled as a family rest/rest/vacation outing, with 13 days left in my Little Big Year, that plan is mostly out of the question. If we could get there, all other expenses were covered.

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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

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Great Green Macaw digiscoped at the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras For many centuries throughout the world mankind has kept birds as pets. Many birds around the world in the Robin family ( Turdidae ) are favorites due to their musical songs. Also, no one should have birds as pets. It is quite simple.

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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

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Beginning on the kickoff day of Saturday, May 30, 2009 Washington DC Week for the Animals will be bringing together educators, animal shelters, humane organizations, zoos, sanctuaries, restaurants, businesses, students, musicians, artists, community leaders, decision makers and caring citizens in an action-packed compassionate week of community activities (..)

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An Imperial Twitch

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The locals have been pretty magnificent, organising a watch in order to keep people back away from the bird and alerting dog walkers to keep their pets under control. There were lots of families with kids, and a van from a local old people’s home, a real cross section of society all intrigued by the visitor.

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Awkward Fostering

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One of the recent developments, which caught an eye of many pet-lovers, is an adoption of three newly born tigers by German shepherd in Chinese Reserve on January 2012. Dogs are likely to be true-born wet-nurses; in particular, it is related to whelp dogs, which are often used as step-mothers for young predators in the Zoos.

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The Lost Macaw of Cuba

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According to his writings, the Cuban Macaw’s behavior was typical of the genus, living in pairs or family parties that kept in contact with loud, raucous calls. This bird was in serious trouble by the mid-19th century due to the adults being killed for food and young being taken for pets.

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