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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

10,000 Birds

Looking forward, the biggest threats to the Congo rainforest come from industrial plantations, especially for palm oil, rubber, and sugar production. Mammals include Western Lowland Gorilla, Forest Elephant and Forest Buffalo, and eleven diurnal primates.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

In consumer products, sometimes small sizes are only on offer to make the customer feel better about going for something bigger. At Sepilok, it can be hard to avoid taking photos of some non-birds, such as primates. As you know, some primates face a number of court cases, both criminal and civil ones.

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Wild Sri Lanka

10,000 Birds

Further chapters detail wildlife watching opportunities for primates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a description of the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife watching calendar to help plan a trip. Product details. Format Paperback | 208 pages. Dimensions 215 x 260 x 19.05mm | 929.86g.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. Medicinal and commercial uses of ostrich products in Tanzania. The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet. Here are a few examples: The Ostrich Communal Nesting System. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability.

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Rare Tee Clothing

4 The Love Of Animals

are made from 100% post consumer products. Even though they look a bit more like a primate! I chose the Philippine Tarsier Tee, which is a very fun shirt indeed! Not only is it made from 100% cotton, so it’s very soft and comfortable, but all of their tags, packaging, etc.

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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

10,000 Birds

Songbirds first listen to and memorize the sound of adult songs and then undergo a period of vocal practice–in essence, babbling–to master the production of song.”. Think about that for a moment … Anyway, we now know that the forebrain of some birds is more densely packed than mammals (primates and rodents, anyway).

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them. And then comes a brief conversation about Singer and how we wouldn't use young humans, which Jentsch says is precisely why we should use primates.