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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

He continues with images found in illuminated manuscripts such as Catherine of Cleves’s Book of Hours and Frederick II of Germany’s On the Art of Hunting With Birds. The drawing on the left is from 1714, the one on the right is the result of Birkhead’s own dissection. Great Flamingo tongues & heads: p.

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Birding Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

10,000 Birds

Zebra Doves are raised for singing contests in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and may cost between 1000 and 50,000 USD depending on their singing qualities ( source ). Apparently, some Zebra Doves can be quite valuable, though presumably not the ones I saw.

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