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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

I birded savannas of Southern Africa, I birded India and Central America, and I always missed having a local mammal guide with me. No, Madagascar is the most famous for an endemic group of mammals: lemurs, sifakas, indri, aye-aye – in total, 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemurs alone! Yet, those bird guides are hefty.

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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

Ahead of the first trip, I wasn’t thinking much about mammals, and yet, you cannot miss them, from Nilgais near villages to Indian Flying Foxes in town centres, not to mention those ubiquitous and irresistibly cute Palm Squirrels eating seeds left for parakeets. I clearly needed a mammal book.

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USDA tracking bird flu spillover events in mammals

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Mountain lions, bottlenose dolphins, and striped skunks are among a long list of wild animals infected during the largest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in U.S.

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Echidna-egg laying mammal-500th post!

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In Australia we have two egg-laying mammals. It could be a bird, lizard or a mammal! As most of you know, we do have some incredible birds in Australia as well as mammals. As if this mammal was not odd enough with its spines and being an egg-laying mammal it also has a four-headed appendage.

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Animals (mammals) who drink after eating?

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I'm wondering if there are any mammals other than the man who drink after eating. So, it's a good behavior for mammals to drink water after a meal or not? Thanks submitted by /u/Honest-Word-7890 [link] [comments]

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Why do birds move in such a twitchy way compared to mammals? Question

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I've noticed that it seems like birds move in a very twitchy way compared to mammals, even if they are in a similar size, like a chicken compared to a cat. Or is it because they are lighter than mammals? Are their muscles different in some way? submitted by /u/typingnickname2 [link] [comments]

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

Memorable encounters with Mammals Part II It’s generally reckoned that there are more deer in Britain today than there were in the Middle Ages, a fact that is almost certainly true. It’s a common mammal in the countryside around my home, and I see them frequently. Rather more are killed in collisions with cars.

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