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A couple of facts :D

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Seals can mimic humans, you've heard of Crows and Parrots mimicing human speech but Seals can to, one Harbor seal named Hoover was able to mimic his owners voice and could say stuff like "Get over here!" Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. .

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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It should surprise no one that someone brought horses, or goats, or chickens. Secondly, New Zealand had already experienced on wave of extinction due to the introduction or rats and human hunting. So that New Zealand would end up with quite a few species of animal not originally found here is hardly surprising of itself.

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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What right do we have to even exist when our very existence as humanity is what has caused a rate of extinction not seen except during cataclysmic events? Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Keep cats outdoors? Mauritius Owl. Black-fronted Parakeet.

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Africa’s endangered species

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This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. Habitat destruction, hunting and disturbance are further factors affecting the population.