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Ethiopia’s Endemics

10,000 Birds

Ethiopian Wolf Also known as the Simien Wolf or Fox, this long-legged canid is an ancient relict of former times when Timber Wolves had more expansive ranges. They have now evolved to survive mostly on rodents of high elevation moorlands in Ethiopia’s mountains. This image of two males is from the Sululta Plains.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

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. Those mammals consist of the previously mentioned fossorial members of Insectivora, Rodents, and bats. This is also because mammals are large.

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