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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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While females hatch from larger eggs and are initially heavier than their brothers, after ten days, the male chicks weigh almost 50% more than their sisters, as they receive a higher quantity and quality of prey from their parents ( source ). ” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. ” ( source ).

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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When I was a kid (and don’t you hate it when blog posts start like this, with the author apparently just assuming that you care about how he spent his childhood), the first pets we had were a pair of Budgerigars. ” At the same time, they are popular as pets, as they may be the best talkers of the Australian cockatoos.

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National Puppy Day!

4 The Love Of Animals

As always, if you are thinking of adding a new furry family member to your household, please think rescue and adoption first! When Baby was a puppy, Easter was one of her favorite things because of the plastic eggs. You might be surprised to learn just how many puppies are waiting for homes.

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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.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

An abstract from a recent paper in Nature : Anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man-made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. billion birds and 6.9–20.7