Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

Creatures have come in phases for me: the duck phase, the cat phase, the dog phase, the bear phase (I was living in Vermont--it was unavoidable), the Canada goose phase. And by phase I mean I have intense and frequent experiences with them or around them that cause me to learn more about them than I thought I ever wanted to learn.

Geese 100

Geese Ducks Feral Cats Vermont 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The crowd of macaws is soon joined by parrots arriving as if on cue and bearing their colorfully named body parts: Yellow-crowned , Blue-headed , White-bellied , Orange-cheeked , and Mealy – followed by two species of parakeets – Dusky-headed and White-eyed.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Tags: features , hong kong , orange-headed thrush , thrushes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The former British colony’s Z.c.

2011 177

2011 Deer India New York 177

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

But recent experiments with chimpanzees suggest that the day may be near when we can ask trained chimpanzees if they want to be eaten for food. This, however, is not our world, so I don’t understand the bearing of the question. Such animals would be incapable of feeling pain or having experiences of any kind. If not, why not?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40