10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2013

Unfortunately, contemporary people from the high Andes are beginning to see condors as the enemy; a predator that will kill and eat livestock. It is also true that condors will spot cows and other livestock giving birth and guard the animal to be there and take advantage of the placenta and other leftovers.

Livestock 172

Livestock Chile Colombia Ecuador 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2016

They get a bad rap due to their dependence on carrion to survive, but I look at it a different way: these species do not have to kill in order to thrive! Most humans cannot say that. Columbia has chosen one of the world’s most massive flying species as its national bird: the Andean Condor.

California Condor 100

California Condor Livestock Endangered Species Killing 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2016

Their wingspans can reach nearly 90 inches , and they have been known to prey on cranes and livestock. The oldest known Golden Eagle was over 30 years old, and as a species they prefer open and semi-open landscapes. ” The bird is massive.

Albania 101

Albania Mexico Eagles Kazakhstan 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2017

I am sure there are many reasons why these nasty pools of varying degrees of “black” water seem to be magnets for a large number of species. The lack of human visitors that frequent the area, is likely to be one as well. The amount of insects that are prevalent is, I am sure, a huge one.

Ducks 113

Ducks Mexico Livestock Bears 113

Critter News

MAY 18, 2009

It's their way of acknowledging the impact of livestock on the environment. Not only is there reason to believe that livestock contribute to greenhouse gases, but meat is resource-intensive to produce. I honestly believe it will take environmental catastrophe for people to stop eating other species.

Vegetarian 100

Vegetarian Livestock Belgium Meat 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

He allegedly proposed to introduce every species of bird mentioned in the plays of William Shakespeare to the United States. Starlings are a super competitive cavity nesting bird that aggressively evicts other species from nesting cavities. This is one of the reasons why so many bird lovers dislike the European Starling.

North America 187

North America United States New York City New York 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

This was the local name meaning “ugly” used for these primates by the people of the Gonder area in northern Ethiopia when the German naturalist Rüppell “discovered” this species for science in the 1830’s. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. Foraging Geladas in their typical crouched feeding position.

Ethiopia 159

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159