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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Otters may be widespread in Europe, but they are usually elusive and difficult to see. A Suffolk Otter swimming in the Little Ouse river Not all Otter s want to be photographed But this one emerged, though only briefly The otter is, of course, a member of the weasel family. in the morning.

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Those Sea Serpents

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Because they aren’t fishes, but – Eurasian Otters! My first live otters ever (the only previous one was a road-kill)! In that first year, about 95 bird species were recorded here, not to mention the Otter, listed as the Near Threatened species in the IUCN Red List. Birding Europe Mammals otters Serbia'

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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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Whenever I come here, I am focused on birds, but I have had some good mammal sighting as well: a roe deer swimming across a pond (only its head and antlers visible), a pair of otters playing in the water, a curious (young?) The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. Beljarica lies less than 2 km/1.2

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Kerkini in Winter

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One year we found an impressively big calidus Peregrine, feeding on a Wigeon that it had killed. Otters are regularly reported, but I’ve yet to see one here, but I have had a number of encounters with Wild Cats , which are quite common and may even be encountered during the day. Such an abundance of wildfowl attracts Peregrines.

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A couple of facts :D

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. • Gators can have fun, alligators aren't stupid, they can have fun as they along with other crocodilians will give each other piggy back rides, one alligator was seen repeatingly throwing a foot ball that landed in his pond, and another was playing with river otters.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. You can make a similar map for the small carnivores, the Mustelids, such as minks, ermines, otters, etc. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 ” Many. Probably too many.

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Linkwood Distillery: 15 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Swans swim on a small pond on the distillery grounds and deer and otters can be found by a trail that runs beside the burn. Linkwood was founded in 1821 alongside the scenic Linkwood Burn, from the distillery takes both its name and its cooling water from a stream found a little way southeast of the town center.

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