10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

In any case, I wonder whether the female – not quite as colorful as the male, see below – also qualifies as an “aesthetically valuable urban bird species” The third pigeon species around here is the Zebra Dove.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Now, the worst drought in decades is pushing all the animals on a march to find water. The animals follow the dry riverbed upstream for water, while circling prides of lions position themselves close by, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. It’s predator vs. prey in dangerously close quarters.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

In some cases someone was blown away by the scenery and thought “this needs saving” In some cases someone thought “there seems to be a lot of animals here, let’s keep things that way” Still others happen because no one had done anything with the land yet and no one wanted the land anyway.

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South Africa Leopards Giraffes Africa 188

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Name any animal. In studies like these, roughly 20 percent of people will answer “Zebra” to the last question. About 50 percent will respond with an animal from Africa. But if you remove the first two questions and ask someone to simply name any animal, less than 1% will volunteer a zebra.

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Zebras Kenya Psychology Africa 118

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Both mother and baby will join the other animals on the Serengeti Plain in about three months. 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.

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Giraffes Gestation Tampa Rhinoceros 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 15, 2010

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. To learn more about them, and other amazing animals at the park, be sure to visit their website.

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Giraffes Gestation Tampa Rhinoceros 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

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!).

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 244

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 23, 2010

The duo will join the other animals on the Serengeti Plain in a few months. 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.

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Giraffes Gestation Tampa Rhinoceros 100

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JUNE 2, 2019

However, we did note signage that said if you travelling with an animal you would have to pay for twelve passengers and travel alone with your animal! It is illegal to feed wild animals, take animals, birds and insects and it is also illegal to release animals in Singapore.

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Singapore illegal Boars Birds 133

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2011

For more information about the movie and the “See ‘African Cats,’ Save the Savanna” initiative, check out Disney.com/AfricanCats.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 9, 2011

The area is a passage between the Amboseli, Tsavo West and Chyulu Hills National Parks that is frequently used by lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, giraffes and a host of other animals in the African savanna.

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Cats Lions Giraffes 2011 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2013

We observed Zebra Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Masked Finch, Double-barred Finch, Star Finch and the rare Gouldian Finch … an uncommon red-headed male no less! It obviously had a bit of a bone fetish and had collected bones from both bird and animal. Aboriginal cave drawings. Great Bowerbird bower that particularly likes bones!

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Shelters Australia Zebras Collecting 160

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

No Tellin' Lies (1984).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2022

All of the streets in this area of Broome have either native bird or native animal names. I have observed Zebra Finch on the Sandpiper Avenue sign and then the Crested Pigeon below was on the Honeyeater Loop sign. They huddle together on tree stumps and then explode into the sky together to feed on the wing.

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Zebras Birds Species Animal 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2014

Female Zebra Finches are one-male birds in the wild, but not so in captivity. The last-of-its-kind bird that may have inspired the animated movie Rio is an ex-parrot. News Bell Miner Birds Eurasian Blackbird kenya Zebra Finches' Ill-timed mowing … which a petition aims to stop in New York’s Hudson Valley.

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San Jose Parrots Kenya Paraguay 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

A pair of screeching Blacksmith Lapwings was flying around as six Burchell’s Zebras were quenching their thirst, suspiciously observing surroundings every now and then. One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves!

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Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

People have moved useful plants and animals around with them as long as they had the wit to do so. So that New Zealand would end up with quite a few species of animal not originally found here is hardly surprising of itself. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.

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New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

If you are a bit deranged and like to read about animal diseases (you know who you are), I recommend checking out the paper “Poxvirus infection in a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike “ “The nest is remarkably small for the size of the bird. Is it offensive to say that Australian Zebra Finches breed like rabbits?

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Australia Birds Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2022

We also go to bed when the birds and animals do and arise with them the following day. It was very popular with the Rufous-throated Honeyeaters , Yellow-tinted Honeyeaters , Banded Honeyeaters , White-winged Trillers , Little Friarbird s and the Zebra Finch. Zebra Finch. Branch added for the Honeyeaters.

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Australia Zebras Ducks Family 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2021

Rufous-throated Honeyeaters were getting moisture from the long grass and the Zebra Finch were making the most of all of the fresh seed. Look for the little surprises around you whether they are birds, animals or plants. The post A new year, new life and new hope… appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Sheldrick is fourth-generation Kenya-born and has spent the better part of her life tending wild animals. She’s reared abandoned baby buffalo, dik-diks, impalas, zebras, warthogs, and black rhinos, among others, but no creature has beguiled her more than elephants.

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Elephants Kenya Wounded Rhinos 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2018

It is now very hot and dry inland and the temperature does not drop much at night, so you go to bed early and get up early like the animals and birds. Last month we decided to head north to go camping and birding and top up the 2018 Year List. We were woken by birds at 4am every day, so we were inside our tent early each night!

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Shelters Geese 2018 Ducks 117

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2015

Zebra Finch and Long-tailed Finch were present in good numbers as well as Diamond Doves and all of these species require regular water to survive in the harsh outback. They were no doubt attracted to the shade and the insects around the large animal. Magpie-lark and Willie Wagtail with a Brahman bull.

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Birds Zebras Cows 2012 157

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2015

A dam on a station can be the only water supply for many birds and animals and is always worth stopping and checking out. We were surprised to only observe Zebra Finch and no other finch at this location that day. Crested Pigeons wandered in from the surrounding bush and Torresian Crows called out from the nearby trees.

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Pelicans Birds Zebras Falcons 145

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2009

Who exactly is not supposed to eat animals or products of animals? This problem is especially acute with respect to carnivorous animals. What animals is it morally wrong to eat? If animals could be created by genetic engineering, could they be created so that there were no moral objections to eating them?

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Vegetarian Morals Meat Lions 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

A new research project using Zebra Finches in semi-wild conditions indicates that for some bird populations a certain aspect of climate change may have a negative effect on the viability of populations by causing increased mortality in a subtle but significant way. The study looks at changes in the range of daily temperature variability.

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Killing Zebras Netherlands Birds 248

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

These are sonograms representing the song of four Zebra Finches. Imagine starting with two sets of Zebra Finch hatchlings. Animal Behaviour Volume 78, Issue 3, September 2009, Pages 637-641. The top two are individuals with normal song. But the same is true of the song itself. Now, release the finches. Proc Biol Sci.

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Zebras Birds Humane Raised 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

I’ve seen Secretarybirds zigzag after fleeing animals, spreading their huge wings periodically, presumably in an effort to maintain their balance as they twist and turn. On several occasions I’ve seen animals that are making a beeline towards shelter double-back when the wings are spread straight into their waiting talons.

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Botswana Porcupines Eagles Hunting 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

It has all Big Five animals and a whole lot of other grumpy mammals. Before leaving the safety of the car I heeded the park’s advice and checked for animal tracks belonging to any biting, gnawing, mauling, trampling, stabbing or disembowelling species. This is a small and very interesting park in northern Namibia.

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Mozambique Ghana Namibia Birds 246