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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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However, it is only a short taxi ride away from the airport where most travelers will arrive at – better to see birds instead of just eating fast food while waiting for a connecting flight. It is listed as Near Threatened, partly due to the usual occurrence of illegal trade for the pet market. Or US$ 8 for the pair below.

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Don’t Feed The Birds!

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Let’s say you’re at a fast food restaurant and you have a few french fries left over and a gull is eagerly staring at you and the fries. And any birder who has ever gone on a pelagic trip has seen chumming , where food is thrown overboard to attract birds to the boat. Do you toss the bird your leftovers?

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Deconstructing Spencer's Comment

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Perhaps Spencer R would like to look into Eric Schlosser 's work, such as Fast Food Nation , and also the recent " Food Inc.," not to mention read more writing by actual vegans. We are not ignorant of the exploitation of humans that often goes hand-in-hand with the exploitation of nonhumans.

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