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#345: Observing the largest rodent in the world
Idea #345 – Observing the Cabiai, lord of herbs Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), of the Indian word Guaranis ” capivara ” meaning ” Lord of herbs “, called also Capybara in Guiana, is the biggest
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# 331: Observing the rabbits of Marwick Head
Idea # 331 – Observing wild rabbits in Orkney Islands The European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, is also named wild rabbit when it is in the wild state. This animal looks like the hare a
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#342: Observing the agoutis of Guyana
Idea #342 – Observing the agoutis of french Guiana Agoutis, of their scientific name Dasyprocta, forms a kind of rodents which includes ground mammals of tropical America. It was described for the first time
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# 187: Watching a white rhino … of grey color !
Idea # 187 – Observation of rhinos from South Africa The word Rhino comes from the Greek rhinos “nose”, and keras, horn, because it carries its horns on the nose, and not on the
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# 133: Watching Maya Iguanas
Idea # 133- Watching iguanas on the Maya sites in Yucatan The iguanas of the Yucatán, known under the name of Ctenosaura similis, or iguanosores, meet everywhere in the peninsula, in the places so varied
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#398 : Observing Buffaloes of Swamps in Sri Lanka
Idea #398 – Observing the Sri Lankan Buffaloes of Swamps The domestic buffalo is also known in French under the names of buffalo of Asia, buffalo of swamps (B. b. bubalis) and buffalo of
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# 80: Spending an evening with a Beaver
Idea # 80 – Watching Beavers in the Loire The beaver is an aquatic rodent who reappeared on the banks of the Loire, a major river in France. In the twilight, you can observe
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#401 : Observing the Chipmunk of Siberia in India
Idea #401 – Observing the indian Tamia The Chipmunk of Siberia (Chipmunks sibiricus), bouroundouk, Swiss (because of his coat calling back that of the Swiss guards), the rat of Korea or squirrel of Korea
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#381 : Observing the elephants of Sri Lanka
Idea #381 – Observing the elephants of Sri Lanka The elephant of Sri Lanka (Elephas maximus maximus) is a member of an under species of Indian elephants. These elephants are smaller than their African
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# 339: Watching the seaeagles of Mull
Idea # 339 – Bird watching the birds of Hebrides Island The Hebrides are the site of numerous ornithological species, of which the seaeagle. The latter, also called in Gaelic ” the eagle with
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#328: Observing the otters of the isle of Mull
Idée #328 – Observing the otters of the isle of Mull In the Scotland, it is possible to observe the Otter of Europe (Lutra Lutra), in broad daylight, on the wild banks. Activate mainly
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# 170: Hanging out with a band of zebras
Idea # 170 – Observing zebras from South Africa The zebra is an herbivore animal, of the family of Equidae, which is mainly in Central and southern Africa. The common zebras are 1,10 to 1,40
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#346: Observing the black caiman of Guyana
Idea #346 – Observing the black caiman of Guiana The black Caiman, called Melanosuchus Niger, is the biggest American Crocodilia, and can reach 6 to 7 m for 1100 kg, with an average from
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# 129: Exploring the Thai jungle
Idea # 129 – Going into the natural park of Khao Pra Taew The royal park of Khao Pra Taew royal natural hosts a large number animals and is designed as Conservatory of biodiversity.
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#601 : Observing the birds of The Seven Islands in Brittany
Idea #601 – Observing the birds of The Seven Islands in Brittany The national natural reserve of Les Sept Îles (“The Seven Islands”) is situated in Brittany, in the Côtes-d’Armor. It was classified in
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