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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

10,000 Birds

In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. TRANSPORTATION. You’ll get the best monkey sightings of your life along with certain birds like Snail Kites and Limpkin , which are Gatun Lake specialties. Howler Monkey. House Sparrow.

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