10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

Its amazing to me that there are still places on earth where wildlife is blissfully unafraid of humans. These mangroves function as a sanctuary for fish and other animals that then make their way as adults across the channel to the coral reefs that surround the island. Swimming with a whale shark on the boat-trip to Isla Isabel.

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Whales Whaling Sharks Marine Life 261

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

Dolphins are basically just smart sharks that breath air. Sure, you might say that sharks eat people and dolphins don’t, but most sharks don’t eat people, and we can’t rule out the possibility that dolphins are simply better at doing it without getting caught. Now don’t get me wrong, I like dolphins.

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Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross 155

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

There isn’t too much I could write on the subject that isn’t dealt with much better by David Shiffman, a shark conservationist from Florida. Just a few weeks ago I saw an image of animal cruelty in my Twitter feed that still causes my chest to tighten when I think about it. Go read his take. I’ll wait. .

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Hunters Hunting Animal Cruelty Game 168

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 1, 2009

Not just the human kind? In the Womb: Extreme Animals is premiering just in time to celebrate Mother’s day! This episode takes a look at four very different animals; the Lemon Shark, Emperor Penguins, Red Kangaroos, and Parasitic Wasps. In The Womb Animals! Want to celebrate all the mothers?

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Kangaroos Sharks 2009 Penguins 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Dolphins appear to have saved a human from a shark. See here.

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Sharks Dolphins Animal Humane 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

And, they wear tuxedos, which seem to provide camouflage while they are swimming, where leopard seals, sharks, and other creatures would like to make a meal of them. Although fossil feathers are very rare, the living color of at least one feathered dinosaur and a number of extinct birds has been reconstructed from this technique.

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Penguins Seals Peru Science 191

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. Image source.

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Research Humane Compassion New York 191