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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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Maybe those should be protected too? Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

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Flying Dinosaurs: A Review by a Triceratops Fan

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Pickrell, an Australian science writer who grew up in Great Britain and studied for his master’s degree at London’s Natural History Museum, is clearly engaged with his subject. The book begins with the discovery of Archaeopteryx in Germany in 1861. There is a lot of science here to explain. No collarbones! No feathers!

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