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Tests Involving the Burial of LIVE PIGS Are Halted

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An experiment in which anesthetized pigs were buried alive in snow to learn how humans live or die in avalanches was halted today in Austria after animal-rights groups denounced the research as cruel and useless. Tags: austria animal research pigs. Well, there's always some unexpected nonsense to discover. From USA Today.

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Africa’s endangered species

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This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. These birds are tagged and migrate to the Sululta Plains on the Ethiopian highlands were they spend their winter.

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On the Psychological Continuum

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Hence the psychological continuum described (below) by Austria's Association Against Animal Factories from about a year ago. And human psychology says that humans are far more social than rational creatures. One of the most important aspects determining human behaviour is their social environment.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? After meeting the woman of his dreams, he moved to Austria where he now has the coolest job in the world making awesome toys for birders ( Swarovski Optik product manager ).

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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

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After meeting the woman of his dreams, he moved to Austria where he now has the coolest job in the world making awesome toys for birders ( Swarovski Optik product manager ). So the human equivalent of frog in a bowl might be. So assaying exploratory tendency in humans. What do you think? Get yours today! Makes sense really.

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