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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

Preliminary Study of Slaughter Value and Meat Characteristics of 18 Months Ostrich Reared in Hungary. Ostrich farming – A review and feasibility study of opportunities in the EU. Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young. Ostriches originated in Asia.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

10,000 Birds

Today, birders wanting to see this avian gem usually venture to the healthy populations of the Iberian peninsular or travel to Hungary. Sadly, this population too went into a steep decline until only 57 animals were left in Germany in 1997, raising fears about their imminent extinction in the country.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

In the 1950s, Soviet scientists set up an experiment on a farm outside the city of Novosibirsk to understand how animals were domesticated. Meanwhile, the scientists also raised a separate group of foxes under identical conditions, except for one difference: they didn’t have to pass a test to mate.

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