10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2012
The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Even though this referred to a period after the supposed “scavenging” phase, it lent support to the idea of a stepwise evolution of the ability to hunt.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2014
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. This lake is close to the cave. My photo of the cave was bad, sorry.
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Reddit Animals
MAY 21, 2023
Jungle leopards are in general larger than their savanna cousins, but they are nevertheless just about the same size as a human. Local pygmies say that leopards hunt gorillas and adult male gorilla remains are found in leopard scat The toe of an 11 year old male gorilla is found in leopard scat. kgs, it's still telling.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. That means crows join humans, apes and monkeys in exhibiting advanced relational thinking, according to the research. BBC has the story as a video.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2013
Their scientific name is Theropithecus gelada, the former word meaning “beast-ape” in Greek. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. This has resulted in their populations returning to natural levels and their fear of humans being curtailed. Gelada lip flare and yawn. Photo by Adam Riley. Photo by Adam Riley.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. “Humans are unique. Hare could run a very profitable shell game.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 20, 2007
But this means that the apes appeal to animal-rights activists for precisely the wrong reason—namely, that they look like people and behave like people, while making no moral demands. They, unlike human beings, “return our affection regardless of our merits.” To live with a human being is hard; to live with a mere animal is easy.
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