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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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It has been more than 5 years since I last went to Australia, and I was even less of a qualified bird photographer then than I am now. All photos were taken in Australia in December 2016 – locations included Brisbane and surroundings, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, and the coast near Melbourne.

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Australian Scientists to Study Animal Feelings

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The research is being funded by Meat and Livestock Australia. Advertisement: Story continues below "Ultimately, the outcomes of this research will expand on our understanding of emotional and cognitive functions of livestock and the impacts of farming practices on animal welfare."

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White-bellied Sea-Eagle having lunch

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White-bellied Sea-Eagle and nest Now, if you don’t want to see any bits of meat-most likely bits of a Plumed Whistling-Duck -may I suggest you just look at the first two photos and then move on… White-bellied Sea-Eagle being rather cautious as we pull up Note the talons on this bird-not to be messed with!

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Chasing the Sun for a Cassowary

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The Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ), often touted as the most dangerous in the world due to its powerful kick when provoked, is a large, flightless bird native to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia, New Guinea, and a handful of islands in the Moluccas.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

31) is simply wrong in suggesting that grass-fed beef produces less methane than feed-lot meat. In any case, globally, only 8 percent of all meat is produced in natural grazing systems, and there is little available unforested land suitable for such systems. To the Editor: Nicolette Hahn Niman (“ The Carnivore’s Dilemma ,” Op-Ed, Oct.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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Europe has one species (Eurasian Spoonbill), the Americas have one (Roseate Spoonbill), Australia two (Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbill), and Asia has two as well (Eurasian and Black-faced Spoonbill). Preliminary Study of Slaughter Value and Meat Characteristics of 18 Months Ostrich Reared in Hungary.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Owls live and migrate from Arctic circumpolar to Colorado prairie to South American rainforest to Southeast Asian islands, Galapagos islands, Canary islands–many many islands–to coastal Australia and onward. Wolf Lichen is rich in toxic vulpinic acid and in the old days was boiled up with meat and used to poison wolves.

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