10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

If you are a bit deranged and like to read about animal diseases (you know who you are), I recommend checking out the paper “Poxvirus infection in a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike “ “The nest is remarkably small for the size of the bird. .'” The species gets a consolation prize for being genuinely black-faced though.

Birds 147

Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Some differences in animal behavior are quite striking. I do not get too many comments on my blog posts, but it seems that whenever I write about jacanas – whether in Africa, Australia, or Asia – there is an unusually high number of reactions (well, maybe one or two rather than the usual zero) from female readers.

Birds 162

Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many pet owners are able to enjoy their pets for the entire duration of the animal’s life. However, it becomes a problem for the animal when the owner decides that he can no longer keep the pet. For people who own dogs and other creatures, their recourse is to leave the animals in a shelter, pound or simply let them loose.

Abandon 100

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Pets 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences?

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

They feed on insects stirred up by the herds, at times sitting on the animal itself picking off ticks and other insects. They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B. coromandus.

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170