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An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

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The others follow, some dozen animals in all. This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better policy: between 2013 and 2017, well over a thousand rhinos were annually poached in South Africa. The two dogs walk right next to our rover and disappear in the dark. They are crossing one or two at a time.

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Puppies Predict the World Series

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That’s right! Jimmy Fallon welcomes back his panel of puppies to predict the winner of the 2013 World Series between the Red Sox and Cardinals. The post Puppies Predict the World Series appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. The puppies predict the world series in this adorable video. cute of the day cute video dogs'

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Crows, Contest Killing, and Communication

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Defenders of the gun club accused me of lying, of distorting facts, of being anti-hunting, of being an animal rights activist, of being allied with the dreaded Friends of Animals, of hiding my true agenda (gun control), and of being unconcerned that animal lovers were supposedly threatening members of the gun club with death.

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New Laws to Start in California

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New legislation in California increases the misdemeanor penalty for animal neglect and makes it a crime to sell a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, or carnival. From Hometown Station AM 1220. In addition, restaurants may possess and sell shark fins purchased before Jan. 1, 2012, until Jan.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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India, February 2013. In the morning, still sleepy, we enter the jungle, where a sounder of Indian Boars (a long-maned subspecies Sus scrofa cristatus ) is watching us, standing among the first trees, right next to the road. Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger!

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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

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Some people think it’s just plain fun to kill enormous numbers of animals and pile up their bodies, and when there’s no “bag limit” it’s legal to do so. It also brings to mind the uncontested link between animal abuse and violent behavior toward fellow humans. Plain old fashioned Fun.”.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Unlike Darwin, who was a self-funded gentleman naturalist on board, McCormick was bound to the Beagle by his duties and was furious that a civilian passenger on board had usurped his rightful position as ship’s naturalist. (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998).

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