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Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards

4 The Love Of Animals

a pregnant Indian rhinoceros readies herself for birth after a 16-month wait. And on the banks of the Amazon in Brazil, a tamarin expert works to save the tiny primates, which are struggling to survive as bulldozers wipe out their forest homes to make way for new development. Meanwhile, at Whipsnade Zoo in the U.K.,

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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. The Natal Spurfowl forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung (HBW) and does so without complaining. The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet. Think about it when you feel hard done by life.

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