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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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On a side note, the bird is also kind of ugly, so maybe the chicks never seeing their father has a certain protective function. Though I usually do not mention this in public presentations, as kids (or fathers) might be present in the audience.

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What To Do If You Find a Pit Bull

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It may feel threatened, and animals that feel threatened instinctually protect themselves. For example, the petting a dog’s tail; an abuser may have done something violent to the dog’s tail, and the dog may try to protect itself when you touch it there. That same action may have been an aggressive act by their former abuser.

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Dog Whisperer and Philly Undercover Premiere Jan 7, 2012

4 The Love Of Animals

After Dog Whisperer, Philly Undercover, the new six-part series in which the PSPCA’s undercover police team works to eliminate dogfighting and protect all animals from abuse and neglect, premieres. Video: Busting Breeders. Sandy believes that if she doesn’t intervene when the dogs start to fight, it will become a battle to the death.

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