Very cute indeed. These critters live in a park in Downtown. I took this picture a looooong time ago.
The video roughly says:
Cotias from Campo de Santana Park, Rio de Janeiro, were tasked to help the reforestation efforts in the Tijuca National Park
An ambitious project coordinated by biologists: restoring the forest. That was how 19 cutias left Campo de Santana in Downtown and were introduced into the forest.
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Keeping the social distance. How I miss taking photos…
The ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher bird commonly found along the lower Rio Grande valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America.
The ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a Neotropical kingfisher that lives in habitats ranging between the US and Mexico. In 1888, the species was first discovered in the US, while the first ringed kingfisher nest was found in 1970. They ...
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marence
April 30, 2020, 6:22pm
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I walked into the front room, and she had levitated to the highest bookcase shelf, and was staring something down. What, we don’t know.
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NukeML
May 1, 2020, 2:26pm
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Some goldfinches have become regulars at the feeder.
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FGD135
May 2, 2020, 7:37am
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Today I learned:
The Hermitage cats (Russian: Эрмитажные коты) are a group of cats residing in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The museum has a press secretary dedicated to the cats, and three people act as caretakers. The cats live in the museum's basement, and they also appear on the embankment and on the square during the summer. In previous eras they roamed throughout the museum galleries.
In 2010, Maria Khaltunen (also "Khaltunin" or "Haltunen"), who directs the museum's cat programme, sta...
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related:
The city of Moscow, Russia hosts a large population of free-ranging dogs. Many operate in packs and have become accustomed to seeking food from passersby. Some of them who frequent or inhabit the subway have attracted international attention for learning how to use the trains to commute between various locations.
The issue of Moscow's stray dogs was first mentioned by Russian writers such as journalist Vladimir Gilyarovsky in the late 19th century. Their sad lot was dramatised by Anton Chekhov i...
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NukeML
May 4, 2020, 12:17am
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Dinnertime for baby sparrows.
Video:
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that box has a mouth on it
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Ratel
May 4, 2020, 5:02pm
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Hot days ahead for floofy bellies.
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