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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

He complained they were eating the grass he wanted for his horses. Rabbit : not as common in England as they used to be Over the years I’ve encountered a rich variety of smaller mammals, too, ranging from Alpine Marmots to European Sousliks, Moles to Hedgehogs, plus an assortment of mice and voles. One day, perhaps.

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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. It should surprise no one that someone brought horses, or goats, or chickens. But hedgehogs? Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. Greenfinches?