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Is my Rhino Still Alive?

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On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. Molewa added that so far this year 49 rhino had been killed countrywide. A pair of screeching Blacksmith Lapwings was flying around as six Burchell’s Zebras were quenching their thirst, suspiciously observing surroundings every now and then.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. It was a fresh kill, and though it might take hours, the observers knew that eventually the leopard was going to come back for his breakfast.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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And Great Tinamou gets knocked from its taxonomic top spot (a position that it has held since day 1) by the Common Ostrich. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Lesser Adjutant – Leptoptilos javanicus. 12 Jun 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Slaty-backed Forktail – Enicurus schistaceus.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Slaty-backed Forktail – Enicurus schistaceus.

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Collaborative List – June 2018

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Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. These are they… Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

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