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The Bluebird by John Burroughs

10,000 Birds

This post, however, is about his poetry, or, rather, one of his poems, “The Bluebird,&# which was first published in Harper’s Magazine in June of 1903. He is happy the bluebird has returned and he hopes that it will nest by his house in “Downy’s cell,&# that is, the abandoned hole of a Downy Woodpecker.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. Paul’s family noticed that whenever he was about to have an attack, Tinker would get agitated. the Spring 2011 issue of YES!

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