Richard always enjoys whenever we go on hikes, and whenever we camp he's looking for wildlife, excited to explore and learn more about it.
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Owls and weasels . Owls because they can rotate their heads up to 270°, they also can glide in almost total silence, and they also have night vision and insane hearing. On the other hand, weasels are also awesome because they even take down animals bigger than them for food, such as rabbits, they do something called the "weasel war dance" to make their prey confused, and they have a heart rate of around 400 beats per minute. So these are the reasons he likes owls and weasels as his favorite.
Exploring or climbing to the tops of the mountains, and also mushroom picking.
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