10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
In 2011 their population was estimated at over 3,000 individuals, increasing steadily at 5-8% every year. In the mid 1700s, fur-traders began introducing foxes up and down the Aleutian chain, in order to generate some more raw material work with. They were secure in their isolated home here until humanity came to Laysan in the 1890s.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Dogs can differentiate dilutions of 1 part per billion, follow faint odor trails, and are 10,000 times more sensitive than humans to certain odors.
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