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The return of the Old Man

10,000 Birds

Despite the fact that efforts are made to ensure they are not imprinted on humans, they are naturally confiding, even friendly. The individual I am pictured holding ( above ) was a friendly bird that (rather like a dog) seemed happy to be handled. It is run by Zoobotánico Jerez in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Environment.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind. Brian Hare, assistant professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, holds out a dog biscuit. See Pictures of Dogs Learning New Tricks. No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. By Carl Zimmer { source }.

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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

Ferruginous Hawks are native to our western short-grass prairies and their diet comprises almost completely of prairie dogs. Well, the ongoing issues of land development, sport shooting, and the rancher’s war on these animals keeps prairie dog populations from ever booming. Not too bad eatin’, huh?