10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2011

Besides that, I teach environmental ethics courses for biology students at the university and currently I am working also on an exciting project of producing a simulation game called ecosim (primarily an education tool for students) in which the player has to fulfil conservation tasks in an interactive ecosystem (e.g.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

As he turned his head to investigate, a flash of lightening cast its cold white light onto a tall hooded silhouette, veiled in a cloak of darkness and decay. And of course there is seasonal variation. Wanting a wider field of view, he slowly, reluctantly pushed his head through the gap and into the rain. Almost completely gone.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Rapai also accompanies an experienced volunteer on the annual Kirtland’s Warbler Census.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 205

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars. Foxes that slunk back in fear and snapped their teeth didn’t get to breed. The children, of course, picked the right cup–no surprise since they saw the toy being hidden.

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Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

O course, this particular photo would also be good to illustrate why the name of the species might be Half-hidden-behind-an-annoying-branch Sunbird. For quite a few birders visiting Wuyuan, the main reason is to see the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush. alluding to the striking plumage of the Eurasian Jay.”

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

Being lazy, a bunch of researchers used camera traps to investigate the species rather than following the birds directly (which would have had some health benefits). This species might indeed merit a bit more research – the only paper I found on its breeding looked at only 7 nests (of which 3 failed).

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Birds China Science Research 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Then of course, we have amazing birds such as Wallcreeper , Hoopoe , and Black Woodpecker. On the contrary, the birds were quite satisfied with their new-found freedom and realms, and started breeding immediately after their escape in the spring of 2001, much to everyone’s surprise. Turns out, it wasn’t.

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Germany Birds 2000 South America 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Last weekend we went by vehicle to check on the Pied Oystercatchers that breed along that stretch of beach and there has been continued egg loss over the past few weeks. The more secluded the beach the better of course! I investigated where the Beach Stone-curlew had been and noticed it had recently deposited a small pile of waste.

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Eggs Birds Investigation Bears 140

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

A fascinating exception to this, of course, are penguins. Loons hardly ever fly when they are on their breeding grounds or their winter-water, but the migration is for many loons a non-trivial distance. Another question has to do with the nature of flight in relation to migration. Most of them don’t migrate.

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Research Humane Compassion New York 201

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Over the course of nearly 15 years, James Paruk of the Biodiversity Research Institute and his colleagues used a combination of methods to investigate winter site fidelity at four locations across North America and found that birds had an 85% chance of returning to a site in subsequent years. Deepwater Horizon, 2010; Paruk et al.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 216

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Of course, the paper ends with the usual thinly disguised request for more research grants: “This sharing behavior could indicate a high level of social awareness and prosociality that should be further investigated. Surprisingly, they only stay on the breeding grounds for about 5 weeks. But then, who can be sure?

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Finland Birds 2016 McDonalds 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2020

So, “glen” is easy enough, but unless you’re well versed in Scots Gaelic toponyms, decoding the names of the many “Glen-” whiskies out there in full requires a bit more investigation. The Glengoyne Burn tumbles down towards the Highland Line on its course from Scotland’s Lowlands to Highlands.

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Geese Ireland Branding 2016 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

If the animal then touches or investigates the mark, it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as an image of itself, rather than of another animal. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. When the animal recovers from the anesthetic, it is given access to a mirror.

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