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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

The Rose-ringed Parakeet’s European (=feral) range is surprisingly coherent for an introduced bird that is dependent on large metropolitan areas, and the species occurs in very decent numbers from UK’s London throughout the Netherland’s large cities all the way up along the Rhine to Germany’s Heidelberg.

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Dutch Whale Denied Freedom; Must Go to Spanish Amusement Park

Critter News

This feels like a defeat because an animal like this really belongs in the sea and not a zoo," Bleker said in a statement. Bleker said after hearing arguments from both sides that Morgan's chances of survival were too slim if she were freed. Morgan belongs in the wild, but not at all costs.".

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

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