Ten Common Misunderstandings

In This Chapter Knowing what hugs, kisses, and tail wags mean to dogs Understanding the expression of guilt and spite in dogs Exploring what leadership and control mean in the dog’s eyes Recognizing how your stress affects your dog It seems that everyone believes that they understand dogs and dog behaviors — at least well…

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Pit Bull rescue story

Pit Bull rescue story: Volunteers of D.C’s. Humane Rescue Alliance found a severely starved Pit Bull in a gutter in Okie Street NE. The 9-month-old puppy was dehydrated, and he was stuck in the drain for 12 hours, and his organs were gradually closing down. Luckily, he was founded by D.C’s Human Rescue Team and…

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Grey-breasted wood-wren

Henicorhina leucophrys Photo by Hugo Loaiza (Neotropical Birds) Common name:grey-breasted wood-wren (en); uirapuru-de-peito-cinzento (pt); troglodyte à poitrine grise (fr); cucarachero pechigrís (es); einsiedlerzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Mexico south to northern Venezuela and Colombia, and along the Andes down to Bolivia.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 18 g.Habitat:The grey-breasted…

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Sombre greenbul

Andropadus importunus Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sombre greenbul (en); tuta-sombria (pt); bulbul importun (fr); bulbul sombrío (es); schlichtbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Africa, from Kenya, through eastern Tanzania and Mozambique and into Zimbabwe and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh around 26 g.Habitat:They…

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Rufous-vented warbler

Sylvia subcaerulea Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-vented warbler (en); toutinegra-dos-bosques (pt); fauvette grignette (fr); curruca sureña (es); meisengrasmücke (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sylviidae Range:This African species is found from southern Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 16 g.Habitat:The rufous-vented warbler is mostly found in…

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Shikra

Accipiter badius Photo by Jaysukh Parekh (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:shikra (en); gavião-chicra (pt); épervier shikra (fr); gavilán chikra (es); schikrasperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and through the Arabian Peninsula into southern Asia as far as Azerbaijan, Iran, southern Kazakhstan, north-western Pakistan and through the Himalayas into India, southern China…

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