4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Using play and positive reinforcements rather than relying on treats or punishment, he started training her to recognize items by name, and by group.

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Dogs Psychology South Carolina Research 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Vegetation is a key ingredient, and Klem cites a 2013 study that found “bird strikes were correlated positively to window area and negatively to development. The more glass, the more bird kills. A greater number of buildings in a concentrated area without intervening green space results in fewer birds and fewer killed.”

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

It gets very confusing when I’m trying to look at subspecies descriptions in multiple field guides (“Slate-Colored Fox Sparrow” in Sibley West, for example, is “Western Slate-colored Group” in Stokes West). The group pages show how much the taxonomy of certain bird families has changed over the past 13 years.

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North America 2003 Birds America 177

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2013

I was very fortunate to visit the park twice, once in April 2012 and just recently in November 2013, and can fully confirm that the birding is epic. Having said that, it is very important that you are prepared psychologically for the masses. Later during the morning the casual groups arrive, those who only walk to the waterfall.

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Suffering Birds Indonesia 2013 159