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Birding In Low Places

10,000 Birds

The water this Northern Pintail is in has human poo in it, which completely ruins the experience of seeing this bird. The majority of diehard birders do not care where they get their birds. There is a caste of birders, however, that do not subscribe to this way of birding…no. Oh wait, it doesn’t. Portland, Oregon.

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Falakhe’s Story

10,000 Birds

And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. We hadn’t been on the road long before a shout went out that a dog had been seen, and we quickly turned back, and there was my first Painted Wolf in Mkuze.

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On the Edge.

10,000 Birds

Wildlife concentrates at the Floe Edge, and although we just missed Narwhal as pack ice moved in just after we arrived, the place was littered with Polar Bear. Luckily attacks are rare, but we made plans to stay in a refuge cabin at the point, and joined up with a group that had brought a dog, which acts as an early warning system.

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Updates and Corrections

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Little Black is in a large dog kennel, curled up in her litter box, going nowhere near her tasty, stinky canned food, and she will be returned tomorrow. The movement of the enormous birds' heads is very owl-like. A less-than-thrilling update is that South Africa is still considering dog racing.

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Great cat tips from Housecat Housecall

4 The Love Of Animals

You will need a sturdy crate for transport, scratching post, climbing tree, litter box, food and water bowls and a breakaway collar with an ID tag. Cats, particularly when acquired as kittens, can be taught to get along happily with a wide variety of other companion animals, including birds and dogs. Keep your kitten indoors.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. Dogs Sniffing Out Disease. As we know, dogs have a keen sense of smell.

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Review: The Moral Lives of Animals by Dale Peterson

10,000 Birds

Unfortunately, by the nature of the problem, the history of the young field is littered with examples of researchers allowing their subconscious biases — or worse, their conscious ones — to influence how they read the data. Unfortunately, Peterson’s reliance on and selection of anecdotes tends to undermine his stated thesis.

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