10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2022
In three cases of adoption the common factor was that the adopting individual was sexually attracted to one of the real parents of the young. Poor researchers Nicola Coumi and Rob Slotow failed to find anything particularly interesting about vigilance in Bronze Mannikin groups. ” I wish I had this kind of optimism.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2014
And with no natural predators or resistant trees in their adopted territory, things have been looking pretty grim. This research suggests that the boom isn’t due to an influx of newcomers, but rather because more local birds are flourishing and successfully rearing families. Enter the woodpecker.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Her letter to the Indian research facility is pretty distressing. Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Sounds like she watched a harsh video.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2023
In the slightly frighteningly named journal “Science of The Total Environment”, there is a paper on organochlorine compounds in Purple Heron eggs nesting in sites located around a chloralkali plant (Ebro River). Summary result: relevant chemicals emitted by the plant can be found in the eggs. Bye, bye, Lesser Coucal.
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2016
Yes, it’s physically massive, exhaustively researched, rich with appendices and notes and maps and illustrations, and in every way the sort of thing that you look at and think “Wow, this author really, really cares about John James Audubon. Yes, even the title is bulky.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2022
Unfortunately, in the science of language, this does not sound particularly raunchy but rather like a rational decision: “A rare species such as the Chinese Pond Heron might choose heterospecific mates rather than abandoning all chances of reproduction.” Chinese Pond Herons also grow on trees. No wonder it looks a bit pissed off.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Change Of Heart provides science-based answers to many questions that are hotly debated among animal activists. 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? In the author's words.
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