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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent focuses on this last question, but you might find yourself fascinated by the first two, which come early in the book but linger on in the imagination as author Danielle J. Do birds use odors and a sense of smell to communicate with each other? But Danielle Whittaker has.

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I recently wrote my first check to Animals Asia. They are doing very important work on animal welfare in Asia. I especially appreciate the work they do on those horrific bear bile farms that are really just a form of torture for the animal. Our Vision Change for all animals, inspired by empathy for the few.

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The Bird 10K Project

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Given these attributes, birds continue to be widely used as models for studies on population genetics, neurobiology, development and animal conservation. … …The phylogeny of birds has been one of the most challenging vertebrate groups to decipher. 1 Genome-scale phylogeny of birds. The dated TENT inferred with ExaML.

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DeMuth Agrees to Plea Bargain

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From the Science Insider. Scott DeMuth, a sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota charged last year with felony conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act agreed yesterday to a plea bargain. Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act FBI.

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The Why of Ferrets

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Though it was well-known to the Native American populations that shared its space, the black-footed ferret was overlooked by Lewis and Clark and all subsequent Euro-American expeditions, remaining officially unknown to science until John James Audubon, his sons, and the Rev. But the ferrets kept dying.

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Last Monkey Recaptured by Primate Center

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Workers baiting cages with apples recaptured eight animals Friday and Saturday. Center director Nancy Haigwood said the perimeter fence will be improved to make it more difficult for an animal to leave the property. "We We will be investigating the cause of this incident to try and prevent additional releases," she said.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank.

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