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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Like many humans, it is presumed to be monogamous (source: HBW). Still, a weird and uncomfortably human-centric way of categorizing bird species, if you ask me, which I am pretty sure you will not. While birds have developed one way of dealing with gravity, flying, other animals have found different ways, for example, just ignoring it.

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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing

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A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused.

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Malaysian Firm to Establish New Animal Testing Facility

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But of course, the argument will be that the project is economic development, jobs and "for the good of humanity.". Tags: animal research pharmaceuticals primates medical research malaysia. Fortunately, there are Malaysian activists opposing it.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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The two main areas, Greater Sundas and Wallacea, are separated by ‘Wallace’s Line,’ a boundary drawn in 1859 by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who realized that the two areas had totally different birds and animals. So–the book covers islands that belong to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia.

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