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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

10,000 Birds

Urban environments are expanding rapidly, and with urbanization come both challenges and opportunities for wildlife. Think about that for a moment … Anyway, we now know that the forebrain of some birds is more densely packed than mammals (primates and rodents, anyway).

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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

Strictly speaking, Mammals of South Asia is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration. monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales. Highly recommended. 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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