Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2011
The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2014
The Red-fan Parrot breaks the mold by having elongated red feathers with purple tips that it can erect to form a spectacular mane around the head. Although nearly all are colorful, parrots are actually quite conservative when it comes to extravagant plumes.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 19, 2023
We managed to see both species of monkey, though – so we were ultimately well satiated. Makes sense in retrospect, as I have also seen this species on the rocky northeastern tip of the island within the littoral forest there. Occasional fly-bys of pairs and trios of Red-bellied Macaws kept us on our toes.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2017
My personal favorites are the images that show the relationships that are at the heart of this book–a Linneated Woodpecker perched opposite a bromeliad on an exposed tree, Azteca ants on a cecropia tree whose decaying parts provide food, and, a little distressingly, two Capuchin Monkeys feeding on a Toucan (thanks to James Adams).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Hat-tip to Stella. He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2021
When they surface, the tips of the snout, biosonar “melon” and dorsal fins appear simultaneously, the tail rarely showing before diving. and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ). In the Orinoco, the largest observed groups number 30, but average is just above five. Photo by Paul Maury.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2011
Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Hat-tip to Stella. Wicked, right? Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds.
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