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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

10,000 Birds

Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). I have never been one to advocate the needless killing of animals for whatever purpose. My job is to move ahead and kick bushes in the hope of flushing a rabbit or hare. “HO!!

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

This sleek, stunningly patterned cat was a formidable hunting subject, and in its cunning sometimes ended up hunting and killing the hunter. The fearsome Antlion larva by Adam Riley Leopard The big - the Leopard is the most elusive and arguably most beautiful of the Big Five.

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Keep finding decapitated mice/rats under car

Reddit Animals

The rodent has been dismembered in some way, but it doesn't appear to have been eaten at all. Lots of squirrels, chipmunks, deer, rabbits. I have also inspected the vehicle numerous times and found no signs of a rodent infestation or anything living somewhere in the vehicle. The body was a few feet away in the yard.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him.

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