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Well Adapted for a Plunge-diving Lifestyle

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Unlike an ill equipped diver like me, Boobies have adaptations for a plunge-diving lifestyle: forward-facing eyes and streamlined heads and body. Their skulls contain special air sacs that protect the brain from enormous impact and water pressure. These birds develop speeds of around 97 km/h (60 mph).

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City Guide: Finding Birds in Belgrade

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and am not a lifestyle writer to comment on those claims. Status: Proposed for protection , but threatened by plans for a large scale development. Status: Veliko Ratno Island is a protected nature reserve, while Kozara is proposed for protection. +. km / 3 mi of asphalt road before one reaches the embankment).

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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Because the Andean Flamingo’s recent addition to the endangered species list, there have been few implemented plans to protect it.

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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

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. – July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization.

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2)

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This traditional lifestyle fits well with its unexciting species name of propinqua , meaning something like “related, similar, neighboring” – the kind of name unimaginative scientists give to a new species that looks too boring to merit naming it after some famous ornithologist or rich sponsor. .

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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Mark Zuckerberg ‘Likes’ Two New Dogs

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It was recently reported that the famous Facebook founder has introduced not one, but two new furry friends into his lifestyle: a Komondor and a Puli. They have a protective instinct and will even sleep across thresholds within your house, taking position. This breed is incredibly loyal and penchant for protection.

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