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Thought experiment

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Although I love dogs they're too dependent on humans, it's true that stray/feral dogs can form packs and survive in the wild a regular dog like a golden retriever would get eaten by a lion instantly. The ones who would last until the very end would be lions , tigers bears, eagles and wolves. Cats would be the next.

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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

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In the mornings, and I use that term loosely, we would set out to monitor the Lions. Lions were re-introduced to the park a few years ago and have done so well the park now serves as a source of Lions for translocations. The first Lions to be re-introduced to Rwanda a few days ago were sourced from Tembe.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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day, I had come home to a scraggy, skittish stray of my own. The process of taking in a stray isn’t usually instantaneous and straightforward. It’s the same reason so many people now cut up their plastic six-pack holders — because the connection between their soda and the strangled sea lion becomes obvious, visual and intimate.

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Awkward Fostering

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In 2006, in Yalta private zoo (Ukraine) two white lions were left without mother’s care. Fortunately, this task successfully was performed by shepherd Gerry: she took care of little lions for two months, making no distinction between them and her puppies. Puma rejected her children and they were given to Mary.

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Road Eagles

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By “super carnivore” I mean top-of-the-food-chain kinds of critters, like lions or wolf packs, etc., and in the world of birds, a pair of eagles qualifies.

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