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Odd Friendships

4 The Love Of Animals

Can animals really build friendships with other species, people, or even their own prey? This one-hour special will take a heartwarming look at these curious bonds and explore the emotional complexities behind unlikely animal friends. And a lioness turns down an easy kill when she comes across a baby oryx.

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

10,000 Birds

Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. Some chapters focus on one species (Yellow Warbler), some on several related species (Chickadees and Nuthatches). We simply refuse to squee.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum. Detective Inspector Fraser Wylie of the Hertfordshire Constabulary offered a number of theories about how the stolen birds might be used—for dressmaking, costume jewelry, or fishing lures—and asked collectors to keep an eye out for these species.