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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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2008 and this video recommended by the Ted Talk people: The Early Birdwatchers ), or the social behavior of Common Guillemots (what we North Americans call Common Murres) ( Bird Sense: What it Is Like to Be a Bird , 2012). With Birkhead, you never know what’s going to come next.

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National Family Pack Walk Giveaway

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will walk to raise money to save the lives of shelter dogs. mile walk around the National Mall will be led by Cesar and Scooby, followed by an afternoon packed with Scooby-Doo-themed activities such as arts & crafts, a reading lounge, game tents, a scavenger hunt, and more! This giveaway is open to those in the USA only.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.

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Untamed Americas

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The first of the series premiers June 10th, 2012. In a rarely filmed event, see newly awakened black bears go on the hunt for newborn elk calves. Then go to the Atacama Desert where Humboldt penguins raise families in the driest place on earth. We are so excited about this new mini-series from National Geographic!

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers. 78(1):61–78. ca 1630–1647.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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This species, one of the heaviest birds able to fly, was once common through most of southern and central Europe and all the way to Mongolia, but was driven to extinction by hunting and changes in agricultural practises in most of its European range during the 19th and early 20th century.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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