10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world. There is so much here! I do wish there was more about research on female bird song.

North America 278

North America Research Birds Groups 278

Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

In light of this horrible incident, is it right for the zoo to carry on a breeding program that subjects more animals to such unnatural lives? It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century.

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles Gorillas Zoos Non Human 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or

2011 152

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2007

Yes, all food animals should meet a dignified end. Americans do have a special relationship with horses, and how we treat them reveals much about our own humanity and how far we have evolved. Weil is truly concerned about the ill treatment of other slaughter-bound animals, the horse could well serve as a poster animal for the cause.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Horse Slaughter Horses 40

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare. Nobody wants existing animals to be slaughtered.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Meat Cattle 40

Animal Person

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Human slavery, of course. The central message of the program was not about enslaving animals, of course. But each time Oprah or a guest mentioned a statistic, and the audience was appropriately surprised and disgusted by that statistic, a statistic about animals quickly popped into my mind. But the cow part? Sex slavery.

Cows 100

Cows Vegan Trafficking Transported 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa – it was established in 1895. On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long. Please insert your own dirty joke relating to humans here. Work ethics among Yellow-billed Kites seem to vary a lot between individuals.

South Africa 185

South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 185