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Birding Chongming Island in summer

10,000 Birds

Some differences in animal behavior are quite striking. According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. On the other hand, there have been reports of Black-crowned Night Heron chicks being adopted by Common Terns ( source ).

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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

4 The Love Of Animals

While many animal shelters already struggle on a day-to-day basis to care for the millions of unwanted animals that are dropped at their door, the numbers have grown to an almost unmanageable degree over the last few years. The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness.

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