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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

10,000 Birds

I wanted Penguins. They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. And Sunbirds.

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Remotest Endemic Birds

10,000 Birds

Additionally, each of Antarctica’s so-called endemic species ( Emperor Penguin, Antarctic Petrel and South Polar Skua ) actually wander more widely in the southern oceans and have been known to turn up in other locations. Its numbers are declining rapidly due to feral cats and this duck is currently listed as vulnerable.

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