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Eyesight of Man’s Best Friend

4 The Love Of Animals

We take a look into how man’s best friends see and how good their vision really is in comparison to that of a human’s. This is because sight isn’t as imporant in hunting. Night vision and hunting. Our canine companions have incredibly large pupils, and the size of the overall eye is determined by breed.

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

10,000 Birds

In particular, birds that hang around with humans who don’t happen to hunt or eat them can become very tame. I spent a lot of time with Efe Pygmy hunters in the deep forest, and I spent a certain amount of time either entirely alone or with only one other researcher, this or that American.

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

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Yes, Germans were a particularly supersticious breed in the days of old, and would not dare to use the word devil even when cursing. Well, in comparison to many other birds, young ravens leave the nest earlier and are thus more clumsy and helpless when they are found on the ground or on low branches, all by themselves.

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