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I and the Bird: What is an Ibis?

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It turns out bis were raised specifically to be included in burial ceremonies as we know from the preponderance of ibis filled mummies at archeological sites in the area, and according to Mediterranean legend, the Southern Bald Ibis was the first bird released by Noah after the biblical flood. Glossy Ibis , Plegadis falcinellus.

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Dublin Dog Foundation Update

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. The funds raised covered all the costs associated with the training, graduation, food and medical bills for Butterball’s lifetime. The 2009 Let Freedom Bark charity ride from Charlotte, N.C. Founded in 2007 in Charlotte, N.C., The Dublin Dog Foundation Awards Funds to Canine Assistants.

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Dublin Dog Foundation (giveaway)

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The national raffle for the Dream Bike and Sidecar will help to raise the funds needed to sponsor the life of a service dog for an individual in need. The foundation’s fund raising goal of $20,000 will help to cover all the costs associated with the dog’s training, graduation, food and medical bills for the dog’s lifetime.

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You don’t reward generations

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A 45-year-old middle manager who owns a home in Charlotte and lives with a spouse and two young teenagers. After all, people born and raised in a given time experience a unique set of social, economic and political events, which contribute to shaping their generational culture, attitudes and outlook. Thoughts behind rewards.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. A lost pit bull mutt broke up an attempted mugging of a woman leaving a playground with her son in Port Charlotte, Florida. As we all know, dogs are “man’s best friend.”

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Birding Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

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The Little Cuckoo-Dove indeed looks like a cross between a pigeon and a cuckoo, though it is the former, proudly (and in my opinion, mistakenly) raising its own chicks despite the costs and annoyances of doing so. The Latin species name of the Penan Bulbul is ruficrissus.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” Ontario Beach and Charlotte Pier. Ontario Beach and Charlotte Pier. Ontario Beach and Charlotte Pier. Ontario Beach and Charlotte Pier. Ontario Beach and Charlotte Pier. Something needed to be done.

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