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Black rhinoceros, Forest, enjoyed some pumpkins for Halloween

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Busch Gardens® Tampa’s black rhinoceros, Forest, enjoyed some pumpkins in preparation for Halloween. The post Black rhinoceros, Forest, enjoyed some pumpkins for Halloween appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. As part of his daily enrichment, the animal care team provided several pumpkins for Forest! wildlife'

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The tremendous Rhinoceros Hornbill

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And the biggest one occuring on Borneo – the Rhinoceros Hornbill – is actually not a hornbill at all in flight, it is a flying barn door. But most of all: Asian hornbills aren’t all like African hornbills – aren’t like them at all. You know, they just aren’t crow-sized. They are somewhat bigger.

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes a baby white rhinoceros!

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes its seventh baby white rhino since 2004. The adorable baby, a female, will join other rhinos in the 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. The baby is the second calf born to mother Kisiri and the seventh calf born to father Tambo.

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Where’s BBOTY?

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They were chasing flies around a rhinoceros midden. Thus my BBOTY for 2019 was; White-fronted Bee-eater. A small flock of Merops bullockoides were feeding in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Large clumps of droppings, yet to be broken down by bugs, bacteria, or a returning rhino, were used as slightly raised perches.

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Birding Taman Negara, or the dubious joys of rainforest birding

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Rhinoceros Hornbill. Black-and-red Broadbill. Buff-necked Woodpecker. Collared Scops Owl. Crested Flameback. Greater Racquet-tailed Drongo. Grey-cheeked Bulbul. Pale Blue Flycatcher. Raffle`s Malkoha. Rufous-collared Kingfisher. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird. Rufous-winged Philentoma. Rufous Woodpecker. Scarlet-rumped Trogon. Tiger Shrike.

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A 2 year old greater one horned rhinoceros calf and her mom from earlier today at my work

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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Cute of the Day: baby giraffes

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Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds. These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens.

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Busch Gardens welcomes a baby giraffe!

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Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds. Both mother and baby will join the other animals on the Serengeti Plain in about three months.

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Cute of the Day: All Legs Baby!

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Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds. These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens.

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Kinabatangan – Borneo’s Mighty River

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A Rhinoceros Hornbill ! It’s possible to get all 8 of Borneo’s hornbills on the river, I managed Oriental Pied, Black, Bushy-crested, Rhinoceros, and Wrinkled. The river is a stronghold of the endangered Storm’s Stork , a stunning member of the family, and I saw at least one every day I was there. What a bird!

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Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards

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a pregnant Indian rhinoceros readies herself for birth after a 16-month wait. The Atlanta Zoo in Georgia is borrowing Chengdu’s winning technique to help try and have a baby of its own. Meanwhile, at Whipsnade Zoo in the U.K.,

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Is my Rhino Still Alive?

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We haven’t seen the reason yet, but suddenly you could have palpated a tension in the air that made the zebras step away and even one female Ostrich stand up… Then the Lord of the waterhole came, a young – although nine years old White Rhinoceros. Cover photo: White Rhinoceros, Wikimedia Commons.

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$10 Million Euros in Smuggled Wildlife Seized

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Operation Tram "revealed a large amount of medicines either containing or marketing the use of illegal ingredients such as tiger, bear and rhinoceros," according to the French-based international coordinating body.

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Birding Protection Island, Washington

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As we made our way around the island in a clockwise direction we continually saw large numbers of Rhinoceros Auklets , which are so clumsy on land that they must wait for the cover of darkness to get back to their burrows to feed their young. It was amazing to see the ruckus a single eagle could create by overflying the gull colony.

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Kenyans Seize Huge Amount of Illegal Ivory

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In July, Kenyan authorities intercepted 16 elephant tusks and two rhinoceros horns being illegally exported to Laos from Mozambique. Officials say the sales have fuelled demand for ivory in Asian countries, especially China, contributing to a sharp increase in elephant poaching.

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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

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November 12, 2008) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhinoceros on Wednesday, Nov. TAMPA, Fla. The female rhino was born in the night quarters adjacent to their 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain.

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Jumping out of my “Beat” today

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Rhinoceros Auklet. All in all, I add 17 new species to my Life List, not even a quarter of what I had hoped for. Well, I guess I just have to go back! Common Redpoll. Emperor Goose. Golden Plover. Horned Puffin. Savanah Sparrow. Pacific Wren. Red Crossbill. Glaucous Gull. Aleutian Song Sparrow. Gold-crowned Sparrow. American Pipit.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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The Natal Spurfowl forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung (HBW) and does so without complaining. And I do not even want to think about which part of an old man’s anatomy the throat pouch reminds me of. However, that is hard to do when reading that the pouch is used in courtship rituals. Think about it when you feel hard done by life.

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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

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So, you would have a “Hippopotamus Egret”, a “Rhinoceros Egret” or an “Elephant Bird” ( source ). Apparently, in some regions where Cattle Egrets do not primarily associate with cattle but with other animals, their name in the local language changes accordingly.

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Best Bird of the Year – 2013

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I mean, how do you pick between a handful of broadbills, Rhinoceros Hornbills , two pittas, a falconet and the Whiskered Treeswift ? I was Borneo-bound. Borneo did turn up some great birds, as expected, but it still turned out to be quite hard to pick a winner.

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Shadows of Africa

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Their presence indicates large mammals nearby – and only a few meters away, one Southern White Rhinoceros mother with a calf disappears among the bushes. Related to starlings, like woodpeckers they move over large mammals feeding on ticks, but also on their hosts’ blood. We wait for a while, but they do not reappear.

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Birding the Kruger Park (1): Skukuza area

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Presumably, the Natal Spurfowl thinks the Kruger Park is good habitat, with all the big animals around – the HBW remarks (with a slight hint of disapproval) that the species forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung. The bird … … and the dung provider.

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Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

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The Big Five–Lion, Leopard, African Buffalo, African Elephant and Rhinoceros–were historically the main mammal attraction of Kruger. Tall grass, grass in burnt areas, leaves stems, small mammals, large mammals, invertebrates, birds, bird eggs, even hyena feces (that’s the Leopard Tortoise).

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I’m A Seattle-Bound Birder

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Heck, I’m looking forward to seeing Cassin’s Auklet and Rhinoceros Auklet again, birds I have seen one and two times, respectively, to say nothing of Pelagic Cormorants and Brandt’s Cormorants.

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Birding Santa Cruz Island

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Depending on the time of year, other alcids to expect include Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres , Rhinoceros Auklets and Cassin’s Auklets. At the very northern end of their breeding range in the Channel Islands, they are strictly a Californian bird as far as the U.S. is concerned.

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My Top 12 Wildlife Watching Moments

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We haven’t seen the reason yet, but suddenly you could have palpated a tension in the air that made the zebras step away and even one female Ostrich stand up… Then the Lord of the waterhole came – the White Rhinoceros. The bull weighing almost two tones stopped at the edge of the clearing to sniff the air.

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Danum Valley: Simply the Best

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Calling loudly overhead were Bornean Black Magpie and Rhinoceros Hornbills , and, at the last moment, we heard Blue-headed Pitta again. We froze, then dashed over to the forest edge. The guide told me that it was gone, but I lingered, and then saw something moving, and got my bins on it.

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Tanzania – Africa at its best

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Sunset over the Ngorongoro Crater, a sight to behold!

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We Should Kill More Lions

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Similarly, the property protects an impressive large mammal fauna; it contains globally significant populations of African elephant (Loxodontha africana) (106,300), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) (2,135) and wild hunting dog (Lycaon pictus).

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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The Big Five–lion, leopard, African buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros–are impressive, but my heart lies with the patterned mammals, giraffes and zebras. It was a fresh kill, and though it might take hours, the observers knew that eventually the leopard was going to come back for his breakfast.

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

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Indian Rhinoceros in Kaziranga, photo Anuwar Hazarika/Wikimedia Commons. Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India. Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard.

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Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: A Book Review

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Nothing wets the appetite for a birding trip like a map with a Blue-banded Pitta posed in the middle and a Rhinoceros Hornbill flying across the edge! There are two-page spreads with a list of birding sites, map coordinates, and bird descriptions on the left and full-page maps on the right, showing roads and routes linking the sites.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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After seeing Rhinoceros Auklets and Xantus’s Murrelets on the first half of Sunday’s San Diego Bird Festival pelagic trip, we reached Mexico’s Islas Cornado (Coronado Islands), four rocky islands off the coast of northern Baja California. Duncan, I’m also entertained by your comment!

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Snow Leopard hunt by Adam Riley (INDRI Ultimate Wildlife Tours)

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INDRI offer Snow Leopard expeditions annually in October and February, combined with a Royal Bengal Tiger and Indian One-horned Rhinoceros extensions. This event was observed during a tour arranged and guided by INDRI – Ultimate Wildlife Tours www.indritours.com.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Rhinoceros Auklet – Cerorhinca monocerata. Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Black Guillemot – Cepphus grylle. Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park. 27 May 2017. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 27 May 2017. Monterey pelagic–off Pt.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Scarlet-rumped Trogon – Harpactes duvaucelii. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Helmeted Hornbill – Buceros vigil. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Black Hornbill – Anthracoceros malayanus.

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Birding Borneo with Non Birders

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Too many highlights, but I have to shout out the Rhinoceros Hornbill as a runner up for my bird of the year last year. Never did see an elephant though). The River in the afternoon. Even non-birders appreciate Wrinkled Hornbills.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Scarlet-rumped Trogon – Harpactes duvaucelii. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Helmeted Hornbill – Buceros vigil. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Black Hornbill – Anthracoceros malayanus.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Scarlet-rumped Trogon – Harpactes duvaucelii. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Helmeted Hornbill – Buceros vigil. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Black Hornbill – Anthracoceros malayanus.

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Collaborative List – June 2018

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Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Southern Red-billed Hornbill – Tockus rufirostris. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. Helmeted Hornbill – Buceros vigil. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Indian Gray Hornbill – Ocyceros birostris.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Southern Red-billed Hornbill – Tockus rufirostris. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. Helmeted Hornbill – Buceros vigil. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Indian Gray Hornbill – Ocyceros birostris.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Southern Red-billed Hornbill – Tockus rufirostris. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. Helmeted Hornbill – Buceros vigil. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 18 Jun 2018. Indian Gray Hornbill – Ocyceros birostris.

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