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Do animals have religions?

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I was out to dinner with my husband and the question just popped into my head- every human civilization has independently developed religions and I was just wondering everything we don’t know about the animal world as we can’t communicate with them. My train of thought is: animals can communicate ?

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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

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After three visits to southern Italy, followed by a lone excursion to Belgium, we’ll head back south to end our month-long “Grand Tour” of falconry-themed wine and ales in Portugal. Portugal has a long history of both falconry and winemaking. Portugal was a source of less poetic, practical information on falconry, as well.

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Return of the Waders

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Oh, and maybe humans need to be a bit less destructive to your habitat, too. In Southern Portugal, Little Ringed Plovers nest either along natural streams or near agricultural ponds. In areas where there is a high density of these animals grazing, less than 50% of all nests are successful ( source ).

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Journal of Ornithology 137 (1): 35-51 N. Davies et al. 1995 The polygynandrous mating system of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris. Ecological causes and reproductive conflicts. yes you, Dawn, coy.

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