10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. At 15h59, the female picked up the fourth chick and killed it by repeatedly crushing it with her beak. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” If I was so inclined, I might think that they deserve to be killed by Pied Currawongs for their sinful behavior.

Birds 217

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 217

Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

As the lead prosecutor in this case told the jury, this poor infant was not killed by a vegan diet. Well-planned vegan diets are healthful for pregnant mothers and their infants, as well as for older children, according to a large body of scientific research. Contrary to Ms. Feed your children properly now; they will thank you later.

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New York Times New York Vegan 2007 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is in addition to the many articles and exhibits and even film devoted to the bird, one of the few species whose death was witnessed and noted down to the exact day, Tuesday, September 1, 1914 (though there is some question about the exact time). In both countries, birds have been killed for reasons of food, commerce, and sport.

2014 159

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 159

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The Zoo episode focuses on two Pink Pigeon couples: The Stud and Serendipity, a male and female that the zoo people hope will mate and produce a viable egg, and Thelma and Louise, a same-sex pair-bonded couple who the zoo people hope will incubate the egg and nurture the chick. Because, Ms. On the WCS web page, Ms.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

What wasn’t publicised at the time, but the scientist later both admitted and owned, is that the kingfisher was then killed and collected for scientific reasons. Box after box of egg. If you feel like spelunking into stupidity and bile, have a read of the comments section of the Daily Mail article.

Collecting 214

Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

To be honest, both the robin and the flycatchers shown above remind me of the easter eggs I hunted for as a child – the same strong colors in front of a green background, same time of the year (feel free to insert your own Proust Madeleine reference here) … Bluethroats apparently are good at imitating other birds.

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Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Predictably, the Wikipedia article on the Asian Stubtail is short and thus ends with the usual sentence of such entries: “This Cettiidae-related article is a stub. Chinese researchers have actually been able to identify individual Asian Stubtails on the basis of their songs ( source ). As is the White-cheeked Starling.

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China Birds Ukraine Killing 169