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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Baby Grey Squirrels in a shoebox wrapped in a dude’s old tighty-whities,” said Michelle Wellard. “No, Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. “Almost restores your faith in humanity!” Obviously, there’s no air in there.” Sometimes deliveries arrive in clothing.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Milk or Bread

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While snakes protect their eggs, and may protect their young for a short period of time after they hatch, baby snakes are very soon on their own. In summary: unless you’re a cow or a human, cow’s milk is always a bad idea. Even wild mammals – fawns, squirrels, bunnies, etc. Milk + Wildlife = Big Mistake.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection. The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. Drongos feed more effectively when in such flocks, so the benefits go both ways.

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NASA Funds Radiation Experiments on Monkeys

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was one of 12 awarded radiobiology research grants through NASA's Human Research Program, the space agency announced October 27. In Bergman's study, according to Discovery News, 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys would be subjected to radiation and periodically tested to gauge how exposure affects performance in a variety of learned tasks.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

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We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again. A few weeks ago squirrel was hit by a car in front of my house. I was still afraid for them, though, so I picked up the dead squirrel with a piece of rebar and put it in the woods. It was great!

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Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 1)

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Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans. He also served with the 13th Light Dragoons, fighting with them at Waterloo (though he can only have been about 18 at that point – I guess child protection laws were somewhat lax at that time). . A giant squirrel, actually. Attack of the giant squirrels from Mars.

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