10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos. Great White Pelican is not just the name of a non-existent glam-rock band but also of a bird species.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2022
At least they seem to understand that raising chicks is hard and annoying work and have found at least a partial solution for this problem: “co-operative breeder, up to four individuals attending chicks at one nest, at least three seen to feed chicks” (HBW).
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2014
This is similar to the fact that all birds, even first time breeders within a species build identical nests. Egyptian Vultures raised is isolation used rocks to crack eggs presented to them. They only need to master the technique by practicing; they are born knowing what to do. The behavior was inherent.
Animal Person
APRIL 16, 2009
Here's a great question I received via direct message on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/mary_martin ): "Do you think that even if Obama had adopted a shelter dog-it still may have caused a run on breeders? This is why I didn't campaign for a greyhound--it raises their profile. Would it matter?"
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2022
I’m sure regular visitors to this area could tell you more about how the winds and tides affect the migrating birds and when the breeders start to nest. My particular favorite terns were the Sandwich Terns, a bird I rarely see in any numbers and just generally good looking with that natty yellow-tipped bill.
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
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. Is raising a good citizen of the planet more important than the carbon footprints of two vegans who live relatively modest lives? Another "which is more important?"
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
In the former, a female lays her fertilized egg in the nest of another species, in the hopes that her offspring will be raised by the unwitting hosts. In the latter, three or more adult individuals contribute to the raising of offspring. It turns out that the two strategies may be related.
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