10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2013

A close encounter with a couple of White Rhinos gave me a good opportunity to get a proper look at some Red-billed Ox-peckers Buphagus Erythrorhynchus that often accompany them. Rhino skin is very tough and despite spending much of their time amongst the thorn bushes, scratches are usually only superficial.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Elephant Bulls in the Ngorongoro Crater by Adam Riley A matriarchial herd of African or Bush Elephant in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park by Adam Riley The little – elephant shrews are a group of 17 small to medium sized insectivorous mammals that have confused taxidermists since they were first described.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

she shot a rhino (auctioned for conservation). Shot a rhino? Environmental groups are opposed, because it is perceived as a wedge to try and open up the forests to more economic exploitation, and there are concerns about the damage such selective timber recovery might cause. she’s Texan.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Once he is old enough, he will join the group of cheetahs living in Cheetah Run, the innovative new habitat opening alongside the Cheetah Hunt launch coaster that will bring guests face to face with these agile predators. It was on the SSP and Jacksonville Zoo’s advice that the new baby was brought to Busch Gardens.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Those that crossed the road first are waiting for the rest of the group at the other side. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. They are crossing one or two at a time.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Over the past couple of decades, at least two paramilitary groups in the Central African Republic have operated with government approval, as reported recently in an article on "armed environmentalism" in The Ecologist, a British magazine.

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Central African Republic Protection Sea Turtles Rhinos 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Europe: Then I spotted an easy and obvious one, the Black-eared Wheatear, while the group climbing the steep hillside found the Rock Nuthatch, as well as the Rock Sparrow , striped, pale and indescribable. 10000birds.com/is-my-rhino-still-alive.htm. 10000birds.com/the-ruddy-shelduck-twitch.htm. These are my first wild tigers ever!

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