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JUNE 29, 2012

The death of Lonesome George has robbed the world of not only a (sub)species (albeit one that has been functionally extinct for a long time since) but of one of the few celebrity reptiles. For this reason, I’d like to take a break from my bird recital and talk for a minute about the truly marvelous reptiles I saw in Spain.

Reptiles 173

Reptiles Spain Monkeys Cows 173

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JUNE 15, 2012

So, yes, it was Spain. Specifically, rural northwestern Spain, at various points along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route to the supposed burial place of Saint James the apostle and, before that, to the westernmost point in continental Europe, the supposed End of the Earth, the Finis Terra.

Spain 174

Spain Europe Industry Rodents 174

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AUGUST 5, 2013

West of Port of Spain in Chaguaramus, off the Western Main Road, is a very large boatyard. Reptiles Lizards Trinidad and Tobago' Hidden away in that boatyard is an amazingly good spot to buy roti, which rivaled doubles as my favorite food that I sampled while in Trinidad and Tobago. What, exactly, is roti?

Trinidad 181

Trinidad Guyana Chickens Reptiles 181

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MARCH 29, 2011

A quick run through the biogeography and typical assemblage composition characteristic of the region (plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and other creatures – let’s just lump them indiscriminately in to the category “general bird food&# , my lumping, Dirk had nothing to do with that description). Flora and Fauna.

Poland 191

Poland Transported Hungary France 191

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AUGUST 18, 2011

You and your colleagues are experts on the history of France, Poland, Spain, all those European countries. 1 The process of going from the four-Class assumption of tetrapods (amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals) with dinosaurs being a lizard to the modern conception which is quite different did not happen at a single symposium!

Mammals 253

Mammals Europe Groups Family 253