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Thought experiment

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If you put some animals (both wild and domestic) on an island and left them there to roam free and we come back after a few years who would survive. They are much more independent and still behave similarly to wild cats they are still pets and rely on humans to survive. Would suprisngly rodents and small animals.

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Do we do enough language experiments?

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How often do we try to give animals a way to talk? It seems like the idea that animals are, in a sense, trying to talk [to you] is not a common thought. And I'm not saying that I expect animals to literally talk. And I'm not saying that I expect animals to literally talk. Do we do it enough?

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What is the consensus on places that offer experiences like petting an otter or kangaroo?

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After watching Tiger King and having my eyes opened to the world of shady exotic animal "rescue" zoos/sanctuaries (i.e. So is this type of experience something I should consider or is this just a shady practice and we should stay away from it? submitted by /u/likeabaws69 [link] [comments]

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Is there an animal like this?

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they are haunted by other animals, or are in trouble due to humans, maybe humans hunt them or use them for experiments, maybe now there's few in wild or most have been domesticated, anything like that. Hi, I hope this post is ok here. But can also be brave/fight response, like cat when hiss or scratching and biting.

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Birding in a Refinery

10,000 Birds

Birding in a place where animals are assiduously cared for and not harassed in any form or fashion means that the encounters themselves are essentially guaranteed to be memorable – and not of fleeing bird behinds! Due to the plethora of bird species around, invariably we were to experience something breathtaking.

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NASA Suspends Radiation Experiments

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For more than a year, we have worked to block NASA’s planned radiation experiments on live squirrel monkeys. We have just learned that the experiments have been cancelled. Due to the basic anatomical, biological, and physiological differences between squirrel monkeys and humans, these experiments were destined to fail.

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Book Review: Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

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If you’re feeling fearful or ignorant, well, I can recommend vox.com’s coverage (as in most things), but you could also do worse that picking up Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen. The book is about zoonoses, diseases that jump from animals to people.

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