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Vulture vs. Bunny

10,000 Birds

Two years ago I finally caved and told my daughter she could have a rabbit. But Skye wore me down, and in her junior year of high school we went to the local Rabbit Rescue. How long do rabbits live?” Then give us a six-year-old rabbit,” I said, knowing Skye would be heading for college in two years. Except Skye.

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Can we get a campaign going to shut down SeaQuest

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This was the same for many other of the animals there: potbelly pigs, a sad otter, rabbits, chickens and Bengal cats. The skinny pigs had no enclosures. They were cowering together under a bright light for all the passersby to balk at. They also permit unlimited feeding where people can buy pellets and feed them to the animals.

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The One and Only Outer Banks Big Day

10,000 Birds

We ended with 7 species of mammal, including River Otter, Gray Fox, and Marsh Rabbit, but the highlight may have been a little Canebrake Rattlesnake crossing the road at the Bodie Island lighthouse, a lifer herp for me. A Nelson’s Sparrow peeks out of an Outer Banks marsh. Photo by Nate Swick.