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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

Capuchin monkeys, macaques, Cotton Top Tamarins, Chimpanzees, and many other animals, including various birds, have been investigated and found to be unable to make inferences about HCAs. The next graph shows the average number of times per trial that the crow decided to abandon an effort to get at the food.

Abandon 221
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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. This got me wondering what other cities were doing. Let’s start with Minneapolis, because that is what sparked my interest.

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

10,000 Birds

In any event, by mid summer or so, the babies are not so small and more or less do OK on their own and hang around the nest. The adults move to flocks, there may be two or three of them, that hang out mostly far off shore in the larger part of the lake, abandoning their embayments or otherwise protected areas.

Humane 201