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Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

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which was a comparative look at apparent, visible, often in your face biomass we observe when we as diurnal primates look around us. For instance, assume (and I will NOT stand by this number, it is just one I’ve heard here and there) that kitty cats in America kill 50,000,000 birds a year. Raptors either. But this is problematic.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. Ostrich farming – A review and feasibility study of opportunities in the EU. The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet. Ostrich Eggshell Beads Reveal 50,000-Year-old Social Network Across Africa.

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