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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. And outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a dog rescued an abandoned baby by placing him safely among her own newborn puppies. An animal control officer said it was clear the dog was trying to defend the woman, whom he didn’t know.

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Review: Sasol eBirds of Southern Africa

10,000 Birds

In the light of the (worrying) news that Corey is writing a field guide (yes, I’m up to date now), it struck me as a good time to have a look at the technology that will quickly render his effort, and all other dead tree books, obsolete. And then I almost didn’t pick up the book again for the rest of the trip.

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Starling & Grackle Bird Feeding Tips

10,000 Birds

If you have been feeding black-oil sunflower and suddenly switch to straight safflower, birds will abandon your feeders. She’s a professional speaker and story-teller and her writing can be found in several publications including WildBird Magazine, Outdoor News, and Birding Business. This is it, it’s called safflower seed.

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