Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

What messages and techniques have been proven effective in getting people to make compassionate decisions like boycotting fur and adopting companion animals instead of buying them? And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

, Edith Coleman posts that a brooding bird of the species deliberately concealed itself, stating that it “was conscious of being invisible to me, in the position she invariably adopted when aware of my proximity. Although a plump bird, it was surprising to note how much of her body she managed to conceal.”

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Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2012

One was especially excited and adopted a very submissive posture in an attempt to get the adult to feed it. The clutch of a Goliath Heron would usually consist of 3-4 pale blue eggs that would hatch after about 4 weeks. Eventually the parent re-emerged, immediately attracting the attention of the two juveniles.

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Hunting Battery Raised Adoptable 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2023

One thing that is quite common in Mandarin Ducks is intraspecific parasitism – females leaving their eggs in the nests of other females of the same species. Whether this is because they rank them higher or they dislike them more than non-relatives is hard to say.

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Ducks Adoptable Eggs Hunting 191

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

it contains no meat of any sort, no fish, seafood, no dairy products, and no eggs).] If you'd like to join President Clinton in adopting a heart-healthy vegan diet, you can find menus, recipes, and other meal-planning ideas at the PCRM's 21-Day Vegan Kickstart Mealplan. President Clinton discusses his decision to go vegan here.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

It will be interesting to see if the proposal is adopted and this guide becomes the first to employ the new official usage, or if it sparks other bird guide authors to revolt against the system. And, the 1996 volume includes information on nests and eggs, a topic not covered by the Peterson guide. Rick Wright agrees.

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North America Sparrows America United States 142

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2012

And everyone always forgets about the brood parasitism that occurs closer to home: over 200 species of birds are known to occasionally indulge in a little intraspecific brood parasitism, that is, leaving an egg or two in the nest of another female/pair of the same species. It’s easy to see why some birds adopt this way of life.

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Eggs Neglecting Adoptable Hunting 155

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

Why can’t a baby bird just hatch out of the egg and fly away, or at least, be able to fly a little and not require weeks of constant feeding and attention? One Northern Cardinal was even observed to have adopted a school of gaping goldfish at a pond where the fish were accustomed to begging from people!

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Mammals Turtles Eggs Fish 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

It is probably true that there is a near 100% overlap in the rodents and other small terrestrial animals, as well as ground bird eggs, eaten by Coyotes and feral Cats. Be prepared to take one (or several) in and work towards removal and adoption. To some extent, the Cat problem will take care of itself, in some places.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

” (I love that term, and may adopt it for future use.) How many eggs did a pigeon lay? He reasons out answers to both questions, finally stating that, despite what many eyewitnesses wrote, the birds had to have laid more than one egg and that the birds had to have nested more than once a breeding season.

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

There are photos of parent birds on the nest, baby birds in the nest, and the nest without parent, holding a clutch of blue eggs. They are, of course, of antpittas building or incubating eggs on a nest. In the few cases where Greeney was unable to procure a photo, like Gray-naped Antpitta, he uses a photo of a museum specimen.

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Research Eggs South America Costa Rica 136

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A bit like being adopted, I guess. An additional benefit would be less nest predation by tidal mudflat crabs, the primary cause of Reed Parrotbill egg predation in tidal reed-bed habitat ( source ). palpebrosus ), and what was once Enggano White-eye ( Z. salvadori ).” Isn’t that what evolution is all about?

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Finland Birds 2016 McDonalds 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. What a bird and stunning shots.

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2011 Deer Africa Peru 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

A European Robin ( Erithacus rubescens ) from British Birds and their Eggs by John Maclair Boraston (1909). The robin’s famous red breast really is more of a rusty orange, but the word “orange” wouldn’t enter into English from Old French as a color name until the 1510s (and it was probably even later that the Welsh adopted the cognate oren ).

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Ireland Branding Spain Compassion 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women.

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