10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2018

In the first full day, we have seen dozens each of giraffes, zebra, warthogs, elephants, 12 rhinos, 30 hippos, 3 Cape Buffalo, crocodiles, jackals, monkeys, baboons, literally a thousand impala, and at least 10 different antelope type animals.

South Africa 113

South Africa Africa Rhinos Mongoose 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

Sometimes in a forest you’d be forgiven for thinking there was nothing but birds, monkeys and squirrels (and mosquitos, obviously), and then at night you start seeing civets, wallabies, and tarantulas. The organized night boat trip was certainly the worst, sadly. So many insects. And spiders, and scorpions.

Badgers 154

Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

A result of this evolutionary constraint is that later organisms that build complex neural processing organs (brains) to do advanced brainy things have to work with a cell type that is only fed with one kind of sugar, that requires a fair amount of coddling to operate, and that takes up a lot of space (one cell per bit of information).

Mammals 110

Mammals Zebras Birds Primates 110

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

In the evening, we met up for the official count meeting and as with other bird counts in Costa Rica, this one was well organized and a semi-event that included coffee, some pastries, a count tee-shirt (showing a creeping Yellow-breasted Crake!), The owner of the farm has let this tarantula live to a fine, old age. .

Costa Rica 121

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 121

Animal Ethics

JUNE 5, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Monkeys Think, Moving Artificial Arm as Own ” (front page, May 29): The brain really is a fascinating organ. So why were the monkeys used? Marc Bekoff Boulder, Colo., May 29, 2008 The writer is in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, University of Colorado.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Monkeys Colorado 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2018

Humans have always classified organisms in a variety of ways, depending on need. One, it requires that organisms be placed in relation to each other by means of characters (features) that were evolutionarily meaningful and that properly sorted out relationships. And with that, Willi invented Kladistics, which we now call Cladistics.

Monkeys 136

Monkeys Gorillas Whales Whaling 136

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2017

The site is famous for a place called Monkey Mia, where dolphins have learnt to come up to the beach a few times a day to get snacks. Stromatolites are one of the earliest colonial organisms on Earth, but for the most part they are the stuff of the distant past (by like three billion years or so).

Sharks 100

Sharks Monkeys Dolphins Turtles 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

As you can see, I had two organized birding outings. The second organized outing was a day of megabirding in the company of one of Hong Kong’s most experienced and renowned nature guides. OK, this isn’t much of a list, but all wild monkey sightings deserve recognition! ). Monkey at a monastery. Said thrush.

2014 214

2014 Eagles Asia Groups 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Resident Red-tailed Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, and Bushbabies are fun to watch but they do throw “stuff” at your cabin. This is my first post, so I won’t provide details on the stuff, but you know monkeys – they have a weird sense of humor. I was deeply impressed with the organization of the Shoebill watching though.

Uganda 223

Uganda Netherlands Monkeys Portugal 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101