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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

Memorable encounters with Mammals Part II It’s generally reckoned that there are more deer in Britain today than there were in the Middle Ages, a fact that is almost certainly true. It’s a common mammal in the countryside around my home, and I see them frequently. Rather more are killed in collisions with cars.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

Memorable encounters with Mammals: Part I Most birdwatchers enjoy seeing mammals, but the trouble with mammals is that they tend to be much more challenging to see than birds. On my 21-day Kenyan safaris we reckoned to find around 600 species of birds and around 60 mammals, both impressive totals.

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How do hairless mammals like elephants and rhinos with cold?

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With no layer of fur, how do they manage? While these animals live in places with hot temperatures, it definitely gets incredibly cold in winter and at night. Do they not feel uncomfortable like we do? submitted by /u/mrmulticultural99 [link] [comments]

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Big Year Birding Update

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A gang of four Calgarians (if that is what you call people from Calgary) are doing a combined mammal and bird big year across Canada , hoping to hit 400 bird species and 50 mammals, though it seems that they really want to hit a combined 500 species (with the catchy moniker “Fur and Feathers 500″).

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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon

10,000 Birds

This behavior is not at all out of character for Tufted Titmice as is explained on All About Birds : They line this cup with soft materials such as hair, fur, wool, and cotton, sometimes plucking hairs directly from living mammals.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

The relevant numbers involving cats, the people that cherish them, and the birds (and small mammals and reptiles) that they kill are all too large to mean much; you might as well use the funny word “gazillions.” Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp.,

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Loner, Drifter: More on the Hoary Bat

10,000 Birds

I never knew, until my ill-fated encounter , that these are among the most birdie of the North American flying mammals. Hoary Bats roost in trees, not caves.

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