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African Penguin Day

Today is ‘African Penguin Day’, which brings attention to the plight of a species found in South Africa.  They are critically endangered due to overfishing, climate change, and habit destruction such as oil spills.  In fact, their populations have been … Continue reading →

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The Tall, Long-Necked Ratites

Originally, I was going to do a post for each one, but I found that the subspecies all looked the same.  That was becoming an issue for previous posts where I didn’t know if I had the right subspecies.  So, … Continue reading →

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The Kagu: Last of the Rhynochetos

First, Rhynochetos is this genus of this animal.  Second, the Kagu is a bird, which might have thrown a few people off if they didn’t see the pictures.  I don’t even remember how I stumbled onto this one. The Kagu … Continue reading →

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