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Wild Sri Lanka

10,000 Birds

No doubt, the big five of Sri Lanka include the biggest of the big ever – the Blue Whale , followed by Sperm Whale , Asian Elephant , Leopard and Sloth Bear. Size apart, the sighting rates in the right season and area are really striking.

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Come@Me: If Birds are Dinosaurs I’m a Monkey’s Uncle

10,000 Birds

For example, “the Ungulata include hooved animals with multi-chambered stomachs, except the whales.”. Therefore, humans are fish with feet, right? A term like “hooved animals” is monophyletic and a perfectly sound adaptive group, except for the whales. Sometimes the exceptions are spectacular. So, here’s the thing.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

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According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. It caught just one fin whale compared with a target of 50 in the hunt that began in November. That's one result. Then he and the interviewer describe some of the experiments.