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Cholla Birds

10,000 Birds

The internet appears to have nearly as many people getting caught up with Cholla Cacti as it has cute kittens doing funny stuff. It is possible that the birds feel so secure in the protection of the vicious, malicious plant that they can afford to reduce their flight distance and allow a close approach.

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King of Kings

10,000 Birds

Whatever they are doing – hunting, chasing other birds, or just flying around – Eastern Kingbirds are fun to watch. Their frenetic activity forces you to constantly change which bird you are watching and something is always happening. This is no mere functional protection of the nesting area from injurious invasion.

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Activists Continue to Target UC Animal Researchers

Critter News

California recently passed a law protecting animal researchers from animal activists. Ralph Freeman has killed cats and kittens in his laboratory at UC Berkeley with no benefit for humans for over twenty years. Frederic Theunissen is responsible for the torture of birds in his laboratory. This law changes NOTHING.