10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2013

And that’s just the birds–you can spy on everything from panda bear cubs to beluga whales. Plus, we’re told, the brown bear cam features frequent cameos by Bald Eagles !). Photos courtesy of explore.org/projectpuffin and Audubon.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Given that red is the color of communism and that the Red Panda is much cuter than the Giant Panda anyway, this animal should be the one utilized to promote Longcanggou. In this phenomenon, people feel a sense of unease or even revulsion in response to humanoid robots that are highly realistic.”

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

Tired of watching the National Zoo’s panda ? Stuck inside with the blizzard? We’ve got your birding fix right here. Male Blue Manakins dancing for the love of a female —as entrancing as the falling snow. Make a big steaming mug of cocoa and get your finger set on “replay”! Image via Wikimedia Commons).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2024

We save pandas and tigers, as we should, but we don’t give as much thought to the creepy crawlies and other less-attractive creatures that also need our help. But, to us, Peregrines are the sign of nobility, agility and strength, so we never sentence them in the same way that we do the gulls.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Do you love pandas? This year’s theme is “PandaQuest” which shifts the focus from panda breeding and rehabilitation in captivity to re-introduction in the wild. Pambassador finalists will participate in the current panda release plan, designed to re-introduce captive bears into the wild.

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Critter News

MARCH 13, 2010

Examples include panda bears, wolves, elephants, tigers, etc. We hear about the problem with charismatic land species. It's those species that either have a powerful personality or a cute face that endear people to them and garner news attention. It's the same problem with marine life.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2013

It’s either that or the Hindus are right, that our existence is a continuing chain of lives through re-birth, a system of action and reward, and Corey Finger’s former life was that of a panda bear whose biggest mischief was eating bamboo, while I was Pol Pot. Either way, it just ain’t fair !!!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The average woman or man will tell you that they have seen a penguin, or an armadillo, or a panda. You may have noticed when conversing with them that the distinction between an animal counting or not is much less important. What matters is the fact of the encounter.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2021

The first stop was Wolongshan, a place known more for its giant pandas than its birds. I do not mind pandas much as long as they do not stand in front of interesting birds, blocking my view, so this was not really an obstacle.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

I fully agree with the eBird description of this species as “handsome” The White-browed Laughingthrush (Shanghai, Shennongjia and Jixi, Anhui) is a common sight in many parts of China – I have seen it in the enclosures of the panda zoo in Chengdu – which the HBW rather disparagingly describes as a “rather small, dull brown (..)

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Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

Supposedly, environmentalists and animal rights activists have "unfairly made the polar bear into 'the panda bear of North America.'" Now that the species is listed in the US as "threatened," hunters can't import the dead body parts (aka hunting "trophies") in from Canada. insert crying baby picture here.)

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

The Great Parrotbill recently unsuccessfully petitioned to be renamed to Giant Parrotbill, citing the panda example as proof of the benefits of having this name. While Giant Pandas are celebrated in today’s China, this was not always the case. Many Giant Pandas were sent to the countryside for reeducation.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

And of course, birders (at least me) do not care too much for Giant Pandas, which are the main attraction of this area, despite their pathetic habits. For birders, the Wolongshan area is like a poorer cousin of Balangshan – due to the lower elevation, the bird species here are more common and thus less interesting.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2023

I guess in China, there is always money for research related to Giant Pandas. One such study looked at the attention the pandas pay to different species, using eye-tracking technology. It turns out the pandas are not very interested in Golden Pheasants despite their position among the top 10 most beautiful bird species.

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