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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

10,000 Birds

Harris’s are also, according to Cowan, smarter than other hawks; they hunt in packs and, for that reason, may welcome humans as hunting partners more so than other raptors. As Montgomery shows, falconry is different from any other human/animal interaction. We serve them.”.

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are there any examples of a species training/teaching another species?

Reddit Animals

Obviously humans not included. Appreciate if anyone can help submitted by /u/dylanofearthC-137 [link] [comments]

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Bird Uganda with Bird Uganda Safaris

10,000 Birds

Herbert travels broadly to attend birding festivals and fairs as an exhibitor and as a guest speaker on the topics of ecotourism development, community-based Skills training focusing on Women in tourism. Improving human livelihoods with alternative means of survival will keep the wildlife and habitats safe.

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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. Hunters say the exercise popular in the state's hilly northwestern corner helps them train their dogs on what to do when they come across a bear during a hunt. State law on the issue is murky.

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How strong could a gorilla theoretically get?

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The silverbacks are in fact stronger than 20 adult humans combined as they can lift or throw up to 815 kgs while a well-trained man can only lift up to 400 kgs. If an untrained gorilla can throw up to 815kgs, then imagine if it could properly train for a decade or two and given top of the line steroids. 815kgs×4 is 3260kg.

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is this enough proof to get animals taken away

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Basically my roommate is a piece of s**t and and I want to get her animals taken away she's completely untrained our cats and refuses to train any animal claiming they are all trained I want to send this video to the humane society …… there is more proof than what is shown in the video but Is this enough to get my roommates animals taken away [link] (..)

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The return of the Old Man

10,000 Birds

The ibises were initially trained to follow a microlight aircraft over the Alps. Despite the fact that efforts are made to ensure they are not imprinted on humans, they are naturally confiding, even friendly. The Italian wintering grounds are the WWF Oasis Laguna di Orbetello, where in February 2016 I was delighted to meet the flock.

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