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Goliath Herons at Lake Panic

10,000 Birds

The bird life of Kruger National Park appears to be distilled into a small area surrounding the hide and they seem oblivious to the observers with their battery of lenses poking out from the wooden building. One was especially excited and adopted a very submissive posture in an attempt to get the adult to feed it.

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Where Does Vegan Baby Sky Get Her Protein?

Animal Person

The toy rule is pretty much: Little or no plastic and no batteries. The younger one gets the loot as soon as that's appropriate, and/or I donate them to the local Foster and Adoptive Parents Association. During the diaper months, rather than wipes, I used receiving blankets cut up into smallish squares and a squirt bottle of water.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. What might be less obvious is that each of these reasons actually gives us a reason to adopt an entirely plant-based vegan diet, devoid of animal products.