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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds. They live for up to 100 years.

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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide — A Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

De Roy is an incredibly accomplished wildlife photographer, writer and conservation advocate with a fascinating personal history; she gives us little glimpses of throughout her essays, and left me wanting to know more. The first section, Life Between Two Worlds by Tui De Roy is the heart of the book.

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