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Domestic or Ganky Geese

10,000 Birds

Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. Wicked, right?

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J. Baird Callicott on Misanthropy

Animal Ethics

The preciousness of individual deer, as of any other specimen, is inversely proportional to the population of the species. As omnivores, the population of human beings should, perhaps, be roughly twice that of bears, allowing for differences of size.