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Play the silly word game my spouse and I came up with: "The Lazy Naturalist"

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Sometimes on long car rides, my spouse and I try to think of fun little games to play with words. "The Lazy Naturalist" is a game about identifying animals whose common names reference other animals. You play the game merely by discovering and sharing with me/us the name of a real animal. However, it is a wasp.

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The Great Bustard Search is On (1)

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Together with African Kori Bustard (which I observed on a camping trip in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve), this is the heaviest flying bird in the world. In breeding season grazing cattle may walk through the nest, breaking the eggs, while wild and domestic pigs may eat both eggs and chicks. m–8 ft 10 in). What treats do they face?

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Pel’s Fishing Owls, Phantoms of the Okavango

10,000 Birds

The bird eluded me for nearly 20 years until I stumbled across one at Phinda Private Game Reserve , where I worked in northern KwaZulu-Natal. It was early afternoon and myself and a few of the other game rangers were out birding a productive fig forest close to Mkuze Game Reserve, our neighbor to the north of Phinda.

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University of Washington Allows Primate to Starve to Death

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This is why I avoid Games Night at some acquaintances.' The primate, a 3-and-a-half-year-old pig-tailed macaque, “had been found dead due to malnutrition resulting in a loss of 25 percent of its body weight,” the report said. They have a friend that works at this vile place. From the student newspaper The Daily.

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Angry Birds for your pets!

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Thanks to Hartz, you can now enjoy your favorite game in real life with your dog or cat! Baby had a wonderful time playing with her Hartz® Angry Birds® Plush Ball™ – This 4” plush ball dog toy comes to life with real Angry Birds game sounds! Choose from the Red Bird, the Yellow Bird or the Green Pig. version for small dogs.

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