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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

10,000 Birds

Attempting to bluff the bear in believing that they were even bigger bears, Hoshino suggested raising their hands, to appear taller. Lucky and his instructor were successful in bluffing this particular bear, yet the very next year in the same area, Hoshino was killed by a Brown Bear. Pelican, Pelecanus spp.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. Pelicans are separate but are related to Hamerkop and Shoebill , and that group is related to herons and ibises. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).

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