10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

A mature Leopard on the prowl in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve by Adam Riley A young female Leopard from Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park by Adam Riley The little – the Leopard Tortoise, so named for its attractive yellow and black blotched shell that resembles the patterns of a Leopard’s pelt, is the 4th largest species of tortoise.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Once a pirate hideout, Seychelles’s warm, tropical waters are home to more than 400 species of reef fish and 300 species of coral, Coco De Mer palms and their coconuts – the largest nuts in the world (up to 44 kg), the largest population of Giant Tortoises (100,000), more than 230 endemic plant species, spectacular seabird colonies (more than 2M terns, (..)

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Seychelles Wildlife Tortoises Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There is even a new species of tortoise that was announced as the book was going to press, although it’s been identified from fossil remains and is apparently no longer with us. Where once there were 13 species of “Darwin’s finches,” there are now 17. There are changes in where to find the birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2015

So what happens when a tortoise shell needs some help? Watch as he performs a bit of shell maintenance on some of the world’s biggest (but still precious) tortoises! Call Dr. Sims!

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 19, 2018

They also insure parrots, reptiles, tortoise and even pygmy hedgehogs! 10 reasons why guinea pigs make great pets – by James Alston writing for ExoticDirect ExoticDirect offer pet insurance for guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, mice and other small pets.

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Guinea Pigs Guinea Pigs Pets 113

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

National Geographic Channel’s upcoming show, Unlikely Animal Friends, will bring you stories about Christian the Lion and his humans, a baby hippo and a giant tortoise, a lioness and a baby oryx, an orangutan and a hound dog and more! A baby hippo chooses a giant tortoise as a surrogate parent. UNLIKELY ANIMAL FRIENDS.

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Tortoises Lions Elephants Animal Friendly 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

It turned out to be the home of the final of the four local shrikes, the Woodchat Shrike (a family, 2 adults and 2 juveniles) showing well, a singing Ortolan Bunting , Turtle Dove , one more Masked Shrike , Eastern Olivaceous Warbler , Spotted Flycatcher , Yellowhammer , as well as 3 grazing Greek tortoise ( Testudo graeca ).

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

The latest example is an extinct Galapagos tortoise species. Bringing back extinct species. Scientists keep saying they can do it. Should they? I just don't feel it's right, as great as it would be to correct the mistakes we've made. It cheapens life and makes the original seem replaceable. Mass-production of blue dodos?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

These owls use the tunnels of other species as their nesting burrows, and so can be found associated with ground squirrels, tortoises, and prairie dogs. They are fairly small owls , standing around eight inches tall and weighing a little more than five ounces.

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Prairie Dogs Tortoises South America 2006 124

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Even a Leopard Tortoise dropped by! Blue Waxbill. The next day my foot was mended enough to head back into the bush, but it was nice that my day in camp was as eventful as the bush would have been!

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South Africa Tortoises Leopards Woodpeckers 145

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. Really, there’s not much connection but thanks to the wandering ways of seabirds, Costa Rica does boast some loose links to that bucket list archipelago.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2007

To the Editor: It’s good to know that Verlyn Klinkenborg is among those of us who stop to help tortoises on their way on a busy road (“ Edges and Order ,” The Rural Life, Jan. I have done that, and afterward felt at least virtuous if not godlike.

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New York Times New York Tortoises Connecticut 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

However, this is not the case with the Galapagos Tortoises. Some of the tortoises have shells and necks and heads configured for picking leaves off of bushes (involving a lot of reaching upwards) while others have shells, necks and heads that go more with grazing off the surface. In their habits I cannot point out a single difference.

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Tortoises South America Panama Culling 250

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Birders are always happy to see a turtle or tortoise, and there are times of the year when my social media feeds are sprinkled with photos of turtles beings removed from roads or crawling to land to lay eggs. Or that tortoises and terrapins are considered part of the turtle family. Lovich and Whit Gibbons.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 262

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Tall grass, grass in burnt areas, leaves stems, small mammals, large mammals, invertebrates, birds, bird eggs, even hyena feces (that’s the Leopard Tortoise). Such a great variety of food! Species that belong to the famous “Big Five” get special badges.

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Rhinos Animal Mammals White Rhinos 252

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 8, 2009

And not just dogs and cats: goats, cows, and even tortoises have been rescued by Animal Care. The animals are given shelter, vaccinated, medically evaluated, housed, and fed until they are reunited with their owners or adopted into loving homes.

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New York City Animal Adoptable Tortoises 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Fortunately, the authors’ website, Roving Tortoise Photos , gives attribution for 55 photos from this book, so I can say that all three authors are indeed incredible photographers. I like to know the stories behind the images. I like to know WHO created images that make me pause and consider traveling to Antarctica.

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