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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). One issue puzzles me, the inclusion of those unidentifiable groups, such as bats, 39 pages of them (and this comes from a former caver who actually likes bats), also mice, rats, shrews and similar, which you aren’t likely to see (don’t trust action films) and are even less likely to ID? cm Weight 0.4

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. A single large spider monkey, which might be out of view, equals a large number of lightly built and small birds which may be scattered across the landscape. A squirrel skittered by … a squirrel is not a bird.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

I have seen both Long-tailed and Tree Pangolins , Greater Cane Rat , several species of monkey and duiker, Royal Antelope , Pel’s Anomalure (a giant flying squirrel), huge casqued hornbills, Great Blue Turacos and numerous other birds and mammals for sale along the roadsides.

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