10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Preliminary Study of Slaughter Value and Meat Characteristics of 18 Months Ostrich Reared in Hungary. Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young. Here are a few examples: The Ostrich Communal Nesting System. Medicinal and commercial uses of ostrich products in Tanzania.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Eggs Africa 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

Today, birders wanting to see this avian gem usually venture to the healthy populations of the Iberian peninsular or travel to Hungary. Sadly, this population too went into a steep decline until only 57 animals were left in Germany in 1997, raising fears about their imminent extinction in the country.

Germany 101

Germany Mongolia Abandoning Abandonment 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

Morocco 221

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 221

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars. Foxes that slunk back in fear and snapped their teeth didn’t get to breed. They decided to study foxes, which are closely related to wolves and dogs. Ones that came up to the scientists did.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Apes 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2013

Curiously, some eagles were also observed by the Ada Ciganlija Island, within Belgrade – in the breeding season! In the same period, neighbouring Hungary had more than 60 pairs of them. Today, Serbia’s population has risen to 4 to 5 pairs, while Hungary’s went up to 130+ pairs! We must be doing something wrong?

Serbia 201

Serbia Eagles Hungary Cooking 201