Animal Person

JUNE 1, 2009

Steve Best's verbal presentation of his ideas sometimes irks me. But " Minding the Animals: Ethology and the Obsolescence of Left Humanism " is a great look back at how we humans have managed to always find a way to consider ourselves unique, despite what the reality of the nonhuman world tells us.

Speciesism 100

Speciesism Morals Humane Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

But the grasslands of eastern Montana bear a resemblance to their wildlife that goes beyond the mere evolutionary imperative of camoflauge. The steeper slopes have some of the same vitality as the pronghorn (still present, though their numbers are down dramatically after a hard, snowy winter two years ago.)

Wildlife 183

Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 183

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 8, 2008

For, at least as both are usually construed, the only major difference between ethical egoism and act-utilitarianism is that the egoist is concerned with maximizing utility in his own case, so that only consequences which affect him bear upon the rightness and wrongness of his acts.

Bears 40

Bears Ethics Animal Rights 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 1, 2008

As omnivores, the population of human beings should, perhaps, be roughly twice that of bears, allowing for differences of size. Baird Callicott , "Animal Liberation: A Triangular Affair," Environmental Ethics 2 [winter 1980]: 311-38, at 326 [ footnote omitted])

Animal Liberation 40

Animal Liberation Morals Ethics Deer 40

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

What the utilitarian who defends human carnivorousness must say, then, is something like this: that the amount of pleasure which humans derive per pound of animal flesh exceeds the amount of discomfort and pain per pound which are inflicted on the animals in the process, all things taken into account. Is this plausible?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Vegetarian Cooking Slaughter 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Crows, Ravens, Clark’s Nutcrackers, White-crowned Sparrows and assorted waterfowl were all still present, but that was about it. Whenever one thinks about Yellowstone, the first though for the majority of folks is probably the animals. You know, the Bison, Elk, Bears and Wolves.

Wyoming 105

Wyoming Wolves Grizzly Bear Mountain Goats 105

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Stamper presents a compelling argument that the time between the 10th (1993) and 11th (2003) editions of the Collegiate was barely enough time to methodically wade through mountains of material in the English language to: (1) add new words, and (2) update all of the definitions of existing words. (In 1843, G & C Merriam Co.

Albatross 104

Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

He had the habit of asking very similar question about the animals featured in his zoology lectures, including basic questions like how big they are, what limits physiology puts on their geographic range, etc. For instance, among animals, booby and noddy combined probably represents the majority of the biomass of the somewhat unusual St.

Mammals 174

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Type it in and you’ll find articles about a showy South African plant, trailers for two films (one of which was pre-Code and apparently created a sensation), eleven novels, a romance novel series, an animated children’s film, socks, and no less than nine coloring books.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2018

The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us (Richard O. . • The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet – and Ourselves (Leslie Anthony, Yale). • Prum, Doubleday). I am a human being, so I am entitled to, and I do, say that the starling is an ugly bird.

Humane 103

Humane Species North America Sparrows 103

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2022

“In a fairground in the middle of Paris You tried to prove to me your manliness By winning me a teddy bear” or. Instead, I can just present another bird, the Greater Coucal. The richest Cattle Egrets in Nabang own more than 50 animals each and guard them carefully.

Bangladesh 176

Bangladesh Birds China India 176

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2012

We have two kittens that are the same age, and we gave them each a shoebox, and you have never seen two happier animals. Cats must love holidays and birthdays, because they LOVE presents. Our cat, Willow, did not enjoy her tenure as a princess in my daughter’s Build-A-Bear clothes; cats do not want to wear clothing.

Cats 100

Cats Kittens Bats Pets 100