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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

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Not sure that I impressed them, I chose to bluff them and looked left and right for a suitable tree branch to pick. 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. Zebra finch, Taeniopygia (Poephila) guttata.

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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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Layover in Singapore

10,000 Birds

Anyone with more than a couple of hours to kill could easily make a quick birding foray out from the airport. The path along the right (east) bank of the river leads along a cycle path with Asian Koels , Yellow-vented Bulbuls , Laced Woodpeckers and Oriental Magpie Robins all likely. You may also find familiar faces.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. This lioness remained hidden from these zebras in the long grass until she felt they were close enough for the charge. Rhinoceros Beetles are nocturnal and most often found at night when they are attracted to bright lights.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 2 of 13

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But this reply is based on a confusion between the praiseworthiness or blameworthiness of a moral agent and the rightness or wrongness of the action of an agent. Moral concepts such as “right” and “wrong” apply only to autonomous beings. KBJ: Martin cannot be serious. This argument cuts too deep, however. Should he oppose this eating?

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Shadows of Africa

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The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668!

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 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. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 29 Sep 2018.

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