Terrestrial brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:terrestrial brownbul (en); tuta-da-terra (pt); bulbul jaboteur (fr); bulbul terrestre (es); laubbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This African species is found from Somalia and Kenya, through eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and into southern Angola, south-eastern D.R. Congo, eastern and northern Botswana and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These…

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Wedge-tailed shearwater

Puffinus pacificus Photo by Tony Morris (Flickr) Common name:wedge-tailed shearwater (en); pardela-do-Pacífico (pt); puffin fouquet (fr); pardela del Pacífico (es); keilschwanz-sturmtaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species is found throughout the tropical water of the Indian and Pacific oceans, roughly between 35º S and 35º N. They breed on a wide range of oceanic islands, both in…

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Congo peafowl

Afropavo congensis (Photo from Animal Picture Archive) Common name:Congo peafowl (en); pavão-do-Congo (pt); paon du Congo (fr); pavo del Congo (es); Kongopfau (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This African species is endemic to the lowland rainforests of the Congo river basin, in the central parts of D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 60-70 cm long and weigh 1-1,2 kg.Habitat:The Congo…

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Getting Physical: Exercising Your Beagle

In This Chapter Understanding how exercise benefits your Beagle (and you) Incorporating exercise into everyday activities Discovering dog sports Exercising your older Beagle For most of my life, I was an intermittent exerciser. Workouts weren’t part of my thinking, much less my schedule. Every time I read an article by some buff expert extolling the…

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Vova bị điểm 0

Vova đi học về, mặt buồn thiu. Bố hỏi:– Vova, sao con buồn thế? – Con bị điểm 0 bố ạ. – Sao lại bị điểm 0 hả? – Cô giáo bảo con đặt câu với từ “co giáo” – Thế con đặt thế nào? – Dạ, cô giáo là con đĩ ạ. – ???…

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Collared pratincole

Glareola pratincola Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:collared pratincole (en); perdiz-do-mar-comum (pt); glaréole à collier (fr); canastera común (es); rotflügel-brachschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily GlareolidaeRange:This species is found breeding around the Mediterranean, through the Middle East into central Asia as far east as Kazakhstan, western China and north-western India, and also in scattered areas in…

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