Critter News
JULY 18, 2011
An article in today's Seattle Times about Woodland Park Zoo's attempts over the last 20 years to breed elephants. Very controversial with organizations such as In Defense of Animals, PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network. They say it's cruel. The zoo claims it's to preserve the species.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime. Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact.
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Animal Person
MARCH 27, 2009
In "Council Bozos Want to Ban Circus Animals in City" Ellis Henican ridicules the New York City Council for introducing a bill to ban the "display of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment or amusement." The elitist “animal-rights” zealots hate to admit this.
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2009
Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2016
The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. Enough History – Back to the Future. And the Mammals.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
Each animal they raise to adulthood is a step away from extinction, with the ultimate challenge to return them to the wild. We’ll see ambitious programs to save diverse species from the outback of Australia, the savannahs of East Africa, the Brazilian Amazon and some of the most successful zoo breeding programs in the world.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
They feed on insects stirred up by the herds, at times sitting on the animal itself picking off ticks and other insects. They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B. coromandus.
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