10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I was not on one of those lucky groups, but I did get to see a Secretarybird on my Eastern South Africa trip.) My group watched this leopard walking parallel to the road, then back into the grass, and then–whooop–up a tree, where he relaxed while being watched by people in at least twenty vehicles.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2011

The kitten Venus is an F4 Bengal meaning she’s four generations (F4) removed from the Asian Leopard Cat which is a small wild cat from Asia. Asian Leopards are about house cat sized and can breed with house cats giving a bit more wild animal to your domestic pet. Lorraine started with one tiny kitten when she moved into her home.

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Cats Leopards Kittens Unwanted 235

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tonight’s episode, Leopard Queen, Premieres Tuesday, December 7, at 9PM ET/PT. Filmmaker John Varty, who filmed a wild female leopard for 17 years, opens an extraordinary window into the lives of Africa’s most secretive big cat. Video “Leopard Kittens!” – This is the cutest surprise ever! – This is the cutest surprise ever!

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Leopards Cats Kittens South Africa 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

As Director of SABUKO (the Society for Nature Conservation) , Rukhaia has led his colleagues in making a substantial impact, driving the number of birds killed in two villages down by 80% since 2010. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

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Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). They live for up to 100 years.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 201

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tonight’s premiere episode, Big Cat Odyssey , follows lions and leopards through Africa’s harshest climatic extremes. A blood feud erupts when scavenging hyenas move in on the kill. Leopards creep from the bushes to hunt and retreat into the trees before falling prey to larger killers. Big Cat Week starts tonight!

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Cats Lions Leopards Botswana 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 11, 2011

Steve dons a camouflage suit for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that gets him closer to a wild leopard than he ever hoped. At night, he catches up with a pride of lions to witness their hunting and killing skills in the dark, proving just how deadly and vicious lions are. And, who says small spiders are harmless?

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Cats Leopards Namibia Lions 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2016

We also were amazed by the sheer volume of road kill we saw, something that Anthony detailed in his blog post , which I highly recommend you read, about the day. The long drive back to New York was filled by more lousy, incidental eBird checklists, more fast food, and more road kill. Northern Water Snake wishing I was a frog.

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New York Bald Eagle McDonalds Fast Food 101

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 28, 2010

Shy dogs are often among the first to be euthanized in shelters because they are difficult to adopt, but not at DogTown, a no-kill facility. Little Girl, a Catahoula leopard dog mix, is given a second chance and learns to overcome her fears with help from John Garcia, in hopes that she will be adopted.

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Homeless Animals Homelessness Adoptable Leopards 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. It was Falakhe, who had dragged himself twenty kilometers on two broken legs past Hyaenas, Lions, Leopards and jackals. And Pippa, our biologist, was very concerned. Her concern was well founded.

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Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

The killing of Cecil was equated with murder, a moral crime rather than a symptom of a ecological problem. And because they are lions they don’t like other large predators, and so now there are less hyenas and leopards and the African Wild Dogs only hunt in a few areas not favoured by the lions.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

Remarkably, this growing colony suffered severe losses from a leopard that habitually came down from the mountains to feast on the easy penguin snacks. In recent years on two subsequent December nights, this single leopard killed 65 penguins, only feasting on a small percentage of the carcasses.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2018

Now, asking for vultures in India is a bit like asking your safari guide to show you a leopard. Leopards are hard to spot because they are elusive. Yet, in 1990s India has killed more than 99% of its Gyps vultures (e.g. Not for the same reason, although. Vultures are anything but elusive.

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India Stray Dog Cows Rats 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

The bulk of my lifers were on a trip to India in October/November but all the birds were surpassed by watching and photographing a Snow Leopard hunting and killing a Blue Sheep , so none of them are real contenders for BBOTY. Hence my birding travel (and blogging) has been curtail (but life much enriched!)

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” One is defined as catching or killing and the other as keeping from injury. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea? A newly created U.S.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 111