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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” (Note to those readers who do not know Wham!: ” ( source ).

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Birding Shanghai in May 2024

10,000 Birds

The species is a cooperative breeder – chicks from previous breeding attempts help bringing up the next batch of chicks, like baby-sitting teenagers, though the latter are not related to the kids they babysit and also mainly do it for money, so I guess these two things are not really comparable at all. ” Hurray for science.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Not all habitat change is due to humans; there is Chestnut Blight destroying American Chestnuts in the early 1900s, and the more recent Dutch Elm disease. The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), Eaton, and John Kuerzi.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

4 The Love Of Animals

She presents the information in a great way. The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Shift-It Tip: If you’re set on a purebred dog or cat, buy one from a rescue association instead of getting a pedigree from a breeder. Early Adopter. Incredible Bulk.

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November is. Awareness Month

Animal Person

My inbox this month has informed me that November is Vegan Awareness Month! Who knew November was such a potentially-informative month? Having a biological child isn't supporting an exploitation industry and at odds with the goal of the cessation of animal use the way buying from a breeder or pet store is.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

10,000 Birds

As you can easily judge from the dullness of this information, it is not something I made up but rather an appalling example of nepotism in the naming of birds. Apparently, some bird photographers think that any human artifacts shown on a bird photo immediately spoil the whole photo. Sir James McGrigor (1771-1858) Director Gen.

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On Bestiality

Animal Person

Now, mind you there are people who are actually mentally ill in the sense they 'can't get it up' without thinking of their mate as a fantasized non-human animal, I should mention this also includes mythological animals. I leave you with one last set of factual information. Any takers for any part of that?

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