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Seal Industry Tries to Capitalize on Medical Researchers Conjectures

Critter News

The research at Laval University is still in the earliest stages. Despite that, a Quebec-based seal fur company has begun championing Pibarot's hypothesis, seeing the research as a buoy for Canada's beleaguered seal harvest.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

10,000 Birds

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting. Aisholpan will not be considered a true Eagle Hunter till she successfully hunts.

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The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

However recent research has shown that they are in fact not baboons, despite superficial appearances, and they are now just called “Gelada”. Males sport a larger heart-shaped bare batch encircled by pale fur, that shows off their dominance status. Male Gelada in his prime. Photo by Adam Riley. Portrait of a male Gelada.

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