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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

On the breeding grounds of the north, a small bird flies into the night, takes a bearing for the south, gains altitude and flies onward. If presented with the opportunity, there’s other things that would eat a bird too. Smaller frogs and toads, mice, bugs, worms, dog food, and carrion, you name it. Flap, flap, glide.

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Steve Best on The Left's Ignorance of Cognitive Ethology

Animal Person

Steve Best's verbal presentation of his ideas sometimes irks me. Humanized' mice speak volumes (scienceblog.com). Mockingbirds bear a grudge against particular people (guardian.co.uk). It's over-the-top, for me, and I often resent the time I must spend working through the ranting. Why can we talk?