Critter News
DECEMBER 7, 2009
Yes, that's right. Cambodian police confiscated two tons of live snakes and tortoises and arrested two men trying to smuggle the slithering cargo up a river from Cambodia to Vietnam, authorities said Thursday. Tags: wildlife smuggling cambodia wildlife trafficking reptiles tortoises snakes. In Cambodia. From the AP last week.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Kricher is well-known in naturalist book circles as a scientist who can write about complex scientific topics in engaging smart prose touched with just the right amount of dry wit. I’m sure it must have been on my list of suggested reading for my tour (I just checked my files, and yes, it was).
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
And the Southern Black Tit was as at home foraging upside down as right side up, just like its relatives, the t**s and chickadees, do back in Europe and America. Even a Leopard Tortoise dropped by! Blue Waxbill.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
The latest example is an extinct Galapagos tortoise species. I just don't feel it's right, as great as it would be to correct the mistakes we've made. Bringing back extinct species. Scientists keep saying they can do it. Should they? It cheapens life and makes the original seem replaceable. Mass-production of blue dodos?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Although Cocos Island is halfway between Costa Rica and the Galapagos, we are still talking about hundreds of kilometers of ocean between us and the place of the big tortoises. On Wednesday, the odds finally fell in my favor when an adult tropicbird appeared like magic right in front of the boat.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. The Leopard Tortoise is quite frequently spotted in the famous game reserves of Africa, especially Kruger, Etosha, Serengeti and Samburu reserves. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets! They live for up to 100 years.
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