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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The photographic quality ranges from very good to exceptional, and though the point of photographs in a book like this is to communicate information, I think the excellence of some of Loughlin’s photography suffers from the number of images packed into the book. They complement Kricher’s text.,

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

10,000 Birds

Occasionally I’d drink way too much vodka and write my long-suffering agent long diatribes with the subject line SHALL I TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HATE BEING A WRITER??? And don’t forget, I’m the one coming out of solitude and ready to rejoin humanity in March of 2020. The Wild Trees boggled my mind.

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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. Sharks, Cape Fur Seals and even Killer Whales will prey on them in the ocean.

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