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Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

10,000 Birds

The potpourri covers some interesting bird related science of the last few weeks, and the promise is this: I’ll get to that other stuff soon, I promise! BBC has the story as a video. They feed on animal plankton and build their nests by burrowing in the dirt on offshore islands. You see, it is all connected. million. .

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Just positing a question/theory about primates/apes.

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I was just watching a video online. It was specifically a video about the primate or ape Gigantopithecus. I posit a question here, because I'm not sure where it goes, and I suppose it is an animal thing. And I am completely intrigued. The way they described it made it seem that line was kind of blurred there. This is fact.

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Pam Anderson Urges End to India's Animal Testing

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Sounds like she watched a harsh video. Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. But the animals suffering behind closed doors at AIIMS must endure this nightmare every day."

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When Is Bird Baiting OK?

10,000 Birds

We have citizen science projects like Project Feeder Watch headed by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. When people started heading out to see these owls and then get photos, some disturbing videos showed up. Here’s one of a Great Gray Owl: That video angered me on a deep level. It angered a lot bird birders.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

10,000 Birds

Some differences in animal behavior are quite striking. Unfortunately, in the science of language, this does not sound particularly raunchy but rather like a rational decision: “A rare species such as the Chinese Pond Heron might choose heterospecific mates rather than abandoning all chances of reproduction.”

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

2008 and this video recommended by the Ted Talk people: The Early Birdwatchers ), or the social behavior of Common Guillemots (what we North Americans call Common Murres) ( Bird Sense: What it Is Like to Be a Bird , 2012). Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.

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Frozen Planet

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Truly a series for any animal lover, but more than that, it’s an amazing look at our planet. The 3 disc set includes many special features: • On Thin Ice – A unique exploration into how climate change is affecting the animals and people of the polar regions and what that might mean for the rest of us.