Wonderful Life

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Owl Attack

May 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The tracks of a Rabbit and an Owl

Owl & Rabbit

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The Chicken Police

April 13, 2008 · 1 Comment

Two chickens break up a bunny fight.

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Blue Footed Boobies

March 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Blue Footed Boobies

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25,000 Penguins

March 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

These pictures were taken 2,000ft above the shoreline of South Georgia, a British territory close to the Falklands.

More in the Daily Mail.



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Animals Are Smarter Than You Think

March 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Alex The ParrotAlex the parrot has a brain the size of a walnut but on many counts evidences the intelligence of a young child.

To demonstrate, Pepperberg carried Alex on her arm to a tall wooden perch in the middle of the room. She then retrieved a green key and a small green cup from a basket on a shelf. She held up the two items to Alex’s eye.”What’s same?” she asked.

Without hesitation, Alex’s beak opened: “Co-lor.”

“What’s different?” Pepperberg asked.

“Shape,” Alex said.

National Geographic: Animal Minds

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