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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. But hedgehogs? To control the rabbit a new wave of species were brought here, and much like the song about the woman eating the spider to get the fly it didn’t end well. Greenfinches?

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. They are part of the scarab beetle complex and over 300 species have been described, occurring not only in Africa but also Europe, Asia and the Americas. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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