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Foreign animals surviving in other climates

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In The Last of Us video game, there are two scenes where they show exotic animals surviving in the North American climate. The monkeys made sense; many species of apes and monkeys are adaptable to many climates and are similar to humans in terms of anatomy. The giraffes did not. Any and all speculation would be appreciated.

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Swainson’s Hawks in Plumas County

10,000 Birds

They are listed as a Species of Special Concern in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and as Threatened in California. This video of a kettle of Swainson’s Hawks will give you some idea of this phenomenon. This is the painting of the species by John James Audubon in the early 1800′s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7tVjohOIdI.

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The Bird Way: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

This way, you can easily look up images and videos of the many fantastic birds described. This is a bit of a rabbit hole, however, and you may find yourself, as I did, spending the day watching videos of Superb Lyrebirds singing and Kea Parrots making snowballs. It’s fascinating stuff.

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The Rusty Squirrel-Hawk AKA Ferruginous Hawk

10,000 Birds

They are often seen on the ground since their prey consists mainly of rabbit, prairie dog and, you guessed it, ground squirrel. Note the long yellow gape, a characteristic field mark of this species. Fish and Wildlife Service and as a Sensitive Species by the Bureau of Land Management 1. This is the light morph.

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The Most Birds

10,000 Birds

A recent comment thread on Facebook about absurdly high counts of some species in the eBird database got me curious. What is the most of any one species that has ever been reported at one time? Once you start down such a rabbit-hole it is difficult to stop the plunge into full on data-nerd mode. Painted Buntings ? Gyrfalcons ?

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Starling & Grackle Bird Feeding Tips

10,000 Birds

Let’s watch this video of a chickadee on a suet cage feeder: Note how that chickadee could access that suet cage from any side and chose to hang upside down? They might eat it if they have to but it can sometimes keep those species away too. She wrote the books Disapproving Rabbits and City Birds/Country Birds.

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Are You Wearing Man's Best Friend? That Trim on the Hood of Your Jacket Might Be Dog Fur!

Animal Ethics

They belong to the canine species Nyctereutes procyonoides. was advertised to online customers as having an "imitation rabbit fur collar." Documentary video reveals that this does not kill the dogs. Again, documentary video reveals that this typically does not kill the dogs.

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