10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

One of this species’ many peculiarities is that it has a digestive system unique amongst birds: Hoatzins use bacterial fermentation in the front part of the gut to break down the vegetable material they consume, much as cattle and other ruminants do. and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ).

Dolphins 264

Dolphins Colombia Otters Monkeys 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies. Tree crowns were swaying, branches rocking; a troop of Vervet Monkeys ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) was on the move and we were reaching for our binoculars. Cattle Egret 16. Vervet Monkey c. Grey Heron 4. Black-headed Heron 1. Squacco Heron 2. Black Egret 3.

Botswana 259

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 259

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso. Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral. Mursi woman.

Ethiopia 255

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

But if we want to continue to throw a monkey-wrench into this all too cut and dried scenario, there’s also the fact that the Old World vultures had a foothold in North America up until the Neogene about 2.5 Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. millions years ago.

California Condor 236

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 236