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(1) Душевный разговор кота и вороны. Just a Siberian flying squirrel with a light dusting of snow to melt your heart : aww. A dog getting hugged by his therapy dog hugging a kitten : aww. □ : aww. Handing out snax. Boop. All grown up and still in love. Surprising move from the ref. Bird Guide: Endangered Species and Why They Matter. This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Bird Guide: Endangered Species and Why They Matter

For most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to birds. Only in my 40s did I become a person whose heart lifts whenever he hears a grosbeak singing or a towhee calling and who hurries out to see a golden plover that’s been reported in the neighborhood, just because it’s a beautiful bird, with truly golden plumage, and has flown all the way from Alaska. Strike a pose..□ - The world of birds.

Bear enjoying a frozen stream. I've never actually seen a sea shell move before. Yellow-fronted Woodpeckers (Melanerpes... - The world of birds. Look at these! Cat loves her Shiba friend. The world of birds - Journal. The world of birds - Journal. 8+ Ducks That Think They’re Flamingos. The world of birds - Journal. Guy Photoshops Tiny Dog to Reflect How Big She Thinks She Is. Together with his canine companion, artist Mitch Boyer is working on Vivian the Dog Moves to Brooklyn, a children’s book about a big dachshund’s relocation to the “big city.”

Guy Photoshops Tiny Dog to Reflect How Big She Thinks She Is

New York may be large, but when it comes to the title’s four-footed character, “big” might actually be an understatement—with photo-illustration techniques and visual effects similar to those used in films like The Hobbit, Boyer has transformed his tiny pup into an adorable giant, towering head-to-head with her owner at six feet tall. Boyer has been raising money for the publication via Kickstarter, where he explains that he and Vivian have moved between four states, five cities, and ten different homes during their five years as pet and owner.

After two years in Brooklyn, they’re planning to stay, but the stress of moving to a brand new place remains a clear memory, hence the inspiration for the project. Here's what Vivian and Boyer really look like, side by side: Japanese White-eye(Zosterops... - The world of birds. The most badass picture that I've ever seen. Cute Cockatiel Sing My Neighbor Totoro. Snake on fence (click on) Bluefooted booby. Brown kitten. Baby alpaca. Giraffe. Real Bunny. Elephant joy. Theconversation. Nearly half of 200 Australian species are threatened by climate change, according to our research published today in PLOS ONE.

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Climate change is one of the major contributors to global biodiversity loss, and plant and animal species can be affected by climate change in different ways. Some may be directly affected by sea level rise or snow melt, whereas some may lose a pollinator or prey species that they rely on.