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SeaWorld Orlando’s Antarctica Welcomes First Penguin Chick

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On November 30, SeaWorld Orlando welcomed the first chick to hatch at Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin, the all-new attraction featuring a colony of more than 250 penguins from four species – king, Adelie, gentoo and rockhopper. Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin transports guests into the icy world of the penguin like never before.

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Untamed Americas

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Then go to the Atacama Desert where Humboldt penguins raise families in the driest place on earth. Witness male gentoo penguins perform mating jigs to attract females. Race along with mustangs in the Great Basin desert as one outcast male fights toregain his place in the herd. Untamed Americas: Coasts.

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Grouse in PA, Grouse in Costa Rica

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Even so, he still knew many species and always yearned to learn about the wildlife he encountered. Not about the City of Brotherly Love, not about the Steelers or Penguins, but about forests with deer, birds, and elbow room. Much more an outdoorsman than a birder, Fred tended to stick to the bigger birds.

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Plugging Kids Into Birding

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Publications like Ranger Rick and National Geographic Kids can also satisfy their curiosity through their kid-friendly articles on birds and wildlife. Walks around the neighborhood or at a nearby wildlife sanctuary are good opportunities for kids to learn in fresh air. GAMES AND APPS. What kid does not love games? RESPECT NATURE.

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

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From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge.

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Climate Change and Birds

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Also, these human-occupied area are probably full of toxins and other impediments to normal use by wildlife. And penguins. Forget about penguins. The Galapagos and South African penguins may be OK but many of those living in the Antarctic are doomed. Get more National Wildlife Federation updates at NWF.org/News.

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“Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s Birdlife”

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I did that with Peacocks & Picathartes – Reflections on Africa’s birdlife (published by Penguin Random House South Africa ). In September 2015 a group of eight intrepid bird watchers linked up with the African Wildlife Foundation and arranged for a 10-day stay in Yemi [DRC]. When was the last time you chose a book by its covers?

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