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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

10,000 Birds

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Two instances that I saw. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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Fall Migration in Costa Rica- Six Things I Have Learned

10,000 Birds

In Costa Rica, they become another sort of animal. There are also hawks, small owls that eat birds, cats near the ground, and snakes, always snakes. By morning, they are probably in Panama. They were always in pairs and their chittering calls were synonymous with the gentle buzzing of insects and wildflowers in sunny places.

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Where Does Vegan Baby Sky Get Her Protein?

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Maybe even some 80% dark chocolate ( slavery-free , care of Equal Exchange--Panama's the kind we get). She has very few pieces of clothing (and most are secondhand) and many of her books and toys are secondhand (and we had to weed through them for animal use). Or the cat. Saturday morning is pancake morning. Her favorite lunch?

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