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Ghoulish Primate Experiment in South Africa

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This is just horrible and sick, sick, sick. It's at a vomit level with me. From news24.com. Johannesburg - A Bloemfontein man received a criminal record on Friday for a "backyard experiment" on a pregnant monkey, the NSPCA said. The NSPCA in November 2008 charged Jordaan for his "merciless treatment" of a heavily pregnant vervet monkey.

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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

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Finally, South Africa has three 400+ hotspots, namely 1 Mkhuze Game Reserve 458 sp. I will not bother you with the entire list, but rather choose some of the essential birding areas for each of the three bird-richest countries of East Africa (having a choice, we’ll stay within the 500+ reserves). 3 Lake Manyara NP 573 sp.

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Swallows. Swallowed

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You probably have to go to a resturant in Botswana or South Africa to find Tigerfish on the menu. As I was just starting to examine it, a famous paleontologist who happened to be passing by came over to look, and immediately determine that it was a fossil primate tooth, a very rare find indeed. One is on the plate, as dinner.

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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

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In early December of 2012 we had the opportunity to cover this hard-core rally in the south of Peru. The six international teams were as follows: The Zululanders – South Africa. Said Mike Karantonis of the South African team, ”I don’t think I’ve ever been more sleep-deprived in my life.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa).

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Ethiopia’s Endemics

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There are also dry areas but this great diversity has resulted in an incredible bird list of over 900 species including Africa’s 2nd highest count of endemics (after South Africa). Yet this is far from the truth, Ethiopia actually consists largely of fertile mountains where woodlands, forests and lakes abound.

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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 case you didn’t know, yes, there is an indigenous peacock living in Africa, the Congo Peafowl.

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