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The Gas Station Bird

10,000 Birds

You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes. For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California. Are we fed up yet?

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

With an estimated 200 to 300 individuals left in the wild, the Cross River Gorilla (CR) ( Gorilla gorilla diehli ) has been hunted to near extinction. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea? Why is this happening? People don’t respect wildlife.

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