10,000 Birds
APRIL 17, 2012
On April 20th 2010, the world received news that eleven men working on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig died in an explosion on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. April 20, 2010 At 9.45 April 20, 2010 At 9.45 April 22, 2010 After burning for two days the rig sank in 5,000 ft of water, leaving behind a large and growing oil slick.
Critter News
APRIL 12, 2009
On March 19, 2009 a company representative emailed Compassion Over Killing: "…I am pleased to let you know the BOCA brand will be eliminating eggs in all of its products by the end of this year. We anticipate all BOCA products will be egg free in 2010." They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
His first surmise seems like a good one – that the feathers are meant to hide the eggs from other female swallows seeking to parasitize the nest, by disrupting the parasite’s timing (if eggs are present, the parasite would know that the nesting mother is ready to incubate – that is, incubate not only her own eggs, but the parasite’s, as well).
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
Gujarat, December 2010. These birds even lay their eggs on piles of cow or horse dung, most likely to elevate them from the cold ground and possibly provide some heating through the process of rotting plant material. Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing ( Vanellus gregarius ).
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2012
One strategy that varies among birds (and other animals) is the number of offspring. A few families have a small number of eggs in the clutches, like gulls or cormorants. A few families have a small number of eggs in the clutches, like gulls or cormorants. Seabirds are one group of birds that go for the latter strategy.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 27, 2012
In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. A single female often lays a clutch of eggs sired by multiple males, and multiple males will in turn help care for the chicks once they hatch (Briskie 1992, 2009, Briskie et al.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2018
Logging into my eBird account… December 6th, 2010. Vultures constituted the natural animal disposal system, processing carcasses and nearly 15,000 vultures have been observed at the carcass depositories in capital New Delhi.” ( Wikipedia ). Yes, some gruesome graphic content follows, but don’t blame me, you have been warned.
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