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How much bird is there, anyway?

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Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4 Comparing mammals, birds, and reptiles, for instance, what is the distribution and range of sizes? That presumption may be wrong but I don’t think it matters for the present use of the data.) The data here are from the site of Manaus: All animals: 200 Mammals: 8.4

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Birding across the north of Australia in July

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Red Kangaroos often stood in the middle of the single lane bitumen across the north of Australia and were in no rush to move on. Red Kangaroos. At Karumba on the Gulf of Carpenteria there are several warnings about the saltwater crocodiles present and the warning is also specifically in German and Japanese!

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Lake Eacham, Mt Hypipamee and Mount Molloy

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One the reptile front a small Lace Monitor high up a tree was a pretty cool spot. And one final treat was a Musky Rat-kangaroo , the smallest member of the macropod (kangaroo and wallaby) suborder, no bigger than a guinea-pig. I set off on the trail around the lake, which was refreshingly cool considering the location.

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