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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Whitaker was told that birds don’t smell by a in 2008. . ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued. Whittaker started asking questions beyond “do birds have a sense of smell?” ” such as “how do birds smell? some, apparently, like sugar cookies), and “how do they communicate information by their odors?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.