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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

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For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. 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. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

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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. Have op-ed article writers Peter Singer and Karen Dawn not seen the beautiful natural habitat at the L.A. Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding.

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Should is not a Solution

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I will address two of them in the new year, namely, “Is hunting moral at all?” The way things should be is a very powerful motivating factor in human lives. And therein my quarrel with those that oppose game hunting in Africa. The conservation value of hunting in Africa is a reality.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. South Africa. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. South Africa. 11 Feb 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. South Africa. South Africa.

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