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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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Whittaker’s adventures in olfactory research take unexpected turns into genetics, chemistry, and the halls of academia. Whittaker’s research road is more serpentine than most academics. ” (p. It’s taken a critical mass of women scientists to be heard and to be respected.

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I need help

Reddit Animals

Ok so for a writing project of mine I have an animal I'm writing that is basically a mix of a bear, a wolf and a fox. But I need help doing the research on the behaviorz of these animals. And I don't know anything about bear and fox behavior. Because I know that a lot of the mainstream media on wolves is BS and outdated.

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Black Bear

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  Black Bear. And I didn’t properly research the ramifications of going to VLS, because if I had, I wouldn’t have been so shocked when I heard about my inevitable debt and low-paying job prospects. And then the whole lot of backslapping, ecstatic locals entered the coffee shop, as the once-mighty bear lie writhing in pain.

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You Are What You Eat: A Flicker Mystery Solved

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bearing some orange feathers? (As New research in The Auk: Ornithological Advances appears to have zeroed in on the culprit. What’s with the yellow-shafted Northern Flickers in the eastern U.S. As in the photo above, courtesy of C.

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The Long and the Short of It: Corvid Wings and Morphology

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Specifically, birds that live year-round in tropical regions, especially those which spend most of their days in dense forests, tend to have shorter, rounder wings, whereas birds that migrate long distance to and from more temperate climates or favor oceanic islands often bear longer, pointier wings.

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

10,000 Birds

In a recent study , a team of French researchers set out to test whether a drone’s color, speed, and angle of approach affected different groups of birds. It’s quite possible that further research into the internal stress indicators of birds may reveal similar findings. Don’t get too close to birds — especially the territorial ones.

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