10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission. The Philippine Eagle has a kind face.

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Eagles Philippines Eggs Birds 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Between staying warm/cool, finding food, avoiding predators, migrating thousands of miles every year, finding mates, raising chicks and doing all this at the mercy of the elements, it makes sense that they have more brainpower than just simple instinct to run on. I look forward to more research being done in this field.

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Emotional Science Birds Mammals 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

About a month before departure my clients asked me if we were going to the same sites in Ghana as the offerings of another, rather upmarket, birding tour company. One of these colonies has now been opened to tourism after researchers studying the birds deemed visits by birders to be non-disruptive.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. Very importantly, the breast-feeding years create emotional security in the child through the many hours of intimate contact with the mother. (Dr. There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas.

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40