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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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A Suffolk Otter swimming in the Little Ouse river Not all Otter s want to be photographed But this one emerged, though only briefly The otter is, of course, a member of the weasel family. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds. Why not the stoat family or the badger family?)

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Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) at Mount Rainier

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And marmots, of course, are nothing but pretentious groundhogs, so the name Whistle Pig seems like an extremely fair appellation. The “hoary&# part of their common name refers to the extremely pale fur on their back.

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Albino Squirrel

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Snowy” was of course an Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis , a cute, but destructive alien invader to British shores. Mike’s squirrels were described in one of the comments as “blond” I prefer this as there is definitely colour in the squirrels’ fur, it is just very pale.

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Canada Promoting Seal Meat and Fur in China

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Of course, we're disappointed in their actions," Ms. Now there is a marriage made in heaven, two countries with atrocious records on animal issues have come together. The EU was a small market for Canada. Shea said by telephone from China today. That being said, there are many other markets out there. That's what we're doing in China.

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Sperm Whales in Kaikoura

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Of course, given the distances, this takes time, and the whales spend up to an hour under the water feeding. The boat moves quickly past interesting things; Northern Giant Petrels , Buller’s Shearwaters , White-capped Albatrosses , New Zealand Fur Seals (I understand they will pause to see dolphins).

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Birding the Drakensberg, South Africa

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But of course, it is also nice to remember past birding trips. One being that the name is based on the bird’s soft feathers with a texture similar to a mouse’s fur. Given the strict covid prevention measures here in China, I have not left the country in almost 2 years now. Or they are afraid of flying.

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Lapland Adventure

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Its family must have flown south Finding mammals is always a challenge: we saw Red Foxes several times, and Red Squirrels daily, though disappointingly the majority sported grey rather than red fur. Reindeer , of course, were everywhere, including the middle of town.

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