10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The Telia Lake.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

There is something about a mature rainforest, for example, that cannot be replicated by any human. Humans have altered their habitat for hundreds of years, creating various new habitats that some aspects of nature have come to colonize. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the extremely common Great Kiskadee ! Piratic Flycatcher.

Trinidad 206

Trinidad Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 206

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

What the utilitarian who defends human carnivorousness must say, then, is something like this: that the amount of pleasure which humans derive per pound of animal flesh exceeds the amount of discomfort and pain per pound which are inflicted on the animals in the process, all things taken into account. Is this plausible?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Vegetarian Cooking Slaughter 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 7, 2008

By forgoing meat in our diets, we can reduce, if not eliminate, this massive suffering of animals, merely through bringing market forces to bear upon factory farming. This, however, is precisely what factory farming does.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Slaughter 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For starters, they don’t fly away from the moment they’re noticed by a human observer and more importantly, they sit very still for pictures. The closely related Lesser Antillean Flycatcher bears visual, geographical, and behavioural similarities. The Lesser Antillean Pewee on St. Lucia is sometimes called the St.

Puerto Rico 168

Puerto Rico Grenada Barbados Trinidad 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. One of these killers even has the word “death” in its name, for crying out loud.

2019 216

2019 Australia Ducks Fowl 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump. But Mars’s character is less about being an eagle and more about the fact that he was stolen from his nest, raised in captivity, and now considers almost all of mankind – except Luna – to be his enemy.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 249

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 249

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

In fact, the Dodo belonged to a clade (sometimes called Raphini) of 15 remarkable, bizarre, intriguing island-adapted pigeons, some of which are still alive today, but eight of which have been hacked from the tree of life, driven to extinction by humans. The bird’s skeleton bears similarities to New Guinea’s much smaller (!)

Solomon Islands 273

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 273

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids. It isn’t like not killing the cat is in any way humane, considering the number of animals it will kill over time. But they don’t live in North America.

Feral Cats 253

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

to have and raise children. Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

2011 205

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 205

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? If some microorganisms must be killed in the process, this is unfortunate but necessary for human life. Why should microorganisms be sacrificed rather than humans? Why is human life more valued than the life of microorganisms?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40