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Tensions Mount over University of Florida Animal Research

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Not sure I agree with posting the researcher's photo. Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animal research. website, where she posted the researcher's address and a picture of his home.

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Chronic Exposure in Colorado

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Say, Bullock, Brewer, and Cassin will lose their English namesakes in the recently announced renaming game. Not only did my research show a lot of promising sites to visit, but I also have two good birding friends in the region, Laura and Brad. Most of the lifers I saw in Denver were named after (in)famous people, so Messrs.

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The Cry of the Curlew

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Research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has shown that predation by Foxes (of both eggs and chicks) is one of the most serious factors limiting the success of nesting Curlews. It is surrounded by a Fox-proof fence No one seems quite sure how many pairs there are today, but my guess would be between 20 and 30.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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It could easily be mistaken for a book about aviation or space navigation or even a flight simulator game if you don’t read the long, adjective-filled subtitle: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration. Flight Paths is a splendid but risky title for a book about bird migration.

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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. Poor researchers Nicola Coumi and Rob Slotow failed to find anything particularly interesting about vigilance in Bronze Mannikin groups. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? ” I wish I had this kind of optimism.

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Examples of animal behavior specifically for humans?

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I'm researching animal behaviors for a game I'm working on.

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The Marvelous Self-Awareness of Elephants: Insights into their Intelligent Minds

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In this article, we'll explore the fascinating research on elephant self-awareness, how it's been tested, and what it tells us about their amazing minds. Before diving into the research, it's essential to understand what self-awareness means. What is Self-Awareness?