10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
It is a bit worrying that while the Basel Zoo is listed by Google as having a page on the Red-tailed Laughingthrush , that page itself does not seem to exist anymore, and the species is not listed among the inhabitants of the aviary of the zoo. His obituary was published in Nature.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 28, 2021
The Bearded Vulture looks surprisingly like the Night King in “Game of Thrones” Probably not a coincidence. Not in a zoo but in the wild, despite the fence in the background. Good for animals, of course – particularly some shy mammals. A juvenile nearby. Three Himalayan Marmots without nice blue flowers. Moupin Pika.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2020
If hornbills had been part of the undead army in “Game of Thrones”, maybe they would look a bit like this. Still hard for me to believe that these guys live outside of zoos. A very peaceful looking bird, though of course, it may have quite violent thoughts that I know nothing about. Indian Grey Hornbill. Like, undead.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2014
There is an absorbing game known to American children as “Where’s Waldo?” ” The protagonist of this game is the Wood Duck, Aix sponsa and this adventure is called “Mallard Mayhem” There is more than one Woody in each picture and the challenge is to find as many as you can.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
There’s lots of disheartening stuff going on in the bird world this week, so let’s start with some love in the air, in honor of Valentine’s Day: An avian version of “The Dating Game” at a Chicago-area zoo aims to reveal how best to manage mating in captivity. Bad news: The massive Common Murre die-off along the U.S.
Critter News
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Legendary game show host Bob Barker says it will cost $200,000 to move three elephants from the Toronto Zoo to a California sanctuary, and he doesn't mind paying for it himself. I hope, when I reach their age, I'm as active and effective as Bob Barker and Betty White are in the animal rights movement. Excerpted from CBC News.
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
195 
Let's personalize your content