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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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As she continued her monologue about these cats, the Wildcat cautiously walked in our direction, never taking its eyes off of us, stiff-legged, ears motionless, striped like a standard “tiger” domestic cat but entirely in grays. He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. That was one of his cats. Which would be even worse.

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Thought experiment

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Although I love dogs they're too dependent on humans, it's true that stray/feral dogs can form packs and survive in the wild a regular dog like a golden retriever would get eaten by a lion instantly. The ones who would last until the very end would be lions , tigers bears, eagles and wolves. Cats would be the next.

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Foster to Toora

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There is a family of feral foxes that I often encounter near Bennison Creek. Tiger Snake. I have seen Chestnut Teal , Grey Teal , White-faced Herons , Superb Fairy-wrens , Eastern Yellow Robins , Brown-headed Honeyeaters , New Hollands Honeyeaters , Yellow-faced Honeyeaters and White-eared Honeyeaters in the area on various walks.

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Birding Singapore

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In Singapore, Common Redshanks mostly drink Tiger Beer. If you take a feral pigeon, bleach it and then batik it using the right colors, the result might be a Pink-necked Green Pigeon (1). I agree that the throat is white. They despise Chardonnay, as anyone (except Spotted Redshanks) should.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus). I know that we are all looking forward to a time when we might return to the old normal, but until then, please stay safe and keep your distance. 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species.

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Duncan’s 2014 List

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Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, ( Columba livia ); Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, 2 January. Tiger Shrike ( Lanius tigrinus ); Kundasang, Borneo, 7 January. Whimbrel ( Numenis phaeopus ); Pasir Ris, Singapore, 11 January. LARIDAE (GULLS AND TERNS). COLUMBIDAE (PIGEONS). Pied Triller ( Lalage nigra ); Mantanani Island, Borneo, 2 January.

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Collaborative list – December 2019

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Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Incidentally, Uganda ( 510 ) leap-frogged Australia ( 475 ) to become the list’s fourth most prolific country behind Costa Rica ( 763 ), USA ( 654 ) and Brazil ( 555 ). Pinnated Bittern – Botaurus pinnatus. Medio Queso wetland. 04 Dec 2019. 10,848, -84,79). 05 Dec 2019.

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