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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. Gamebirds, such as turkeys, pheasants, partridges, quail, Mallards and the like were also brought, as were popular sport fish. We don’t have monkeys, or wildebeest, or salmon here.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. Over the years Jethro approached rabbits as if they should be his friends, but they usually fled. Dog and Fish: Improbable Friends. Fish are often difficult to identify with or feel for. Jethro and the Bunny. Jethro the dog.

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