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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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The Zoo episode focuses on two Pink Pigeon couples: The Stud and Serendipity, a male and female that the zoo people hope will mate and produce a viable egg, and Thelma and Louise, a same-sex pair-bonded couple who the zoo people hope will incubate the egg and nurture the chick. On the WCS web page, Ms.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. The species was seemingly killed off by feather hunters, but then, after years, reappeared at the site of one of the deserted breeding colonies, Torishima Island in Japan.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

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But in many cases, Frederick found that the claims of these vaunted but unthinking sources stood in contrast with his own experiences as both a falconer and keen observer of birds. and also theorized that birds breed in the spring as the warmth of summer offers the best conditions for the rearing of offspring.

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Road Eagles

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Consider this thought experiment. The same argument can be made regarding prudential restraint in the number of eggs and chicks a pair of birds produce and nurtures in a nest. The fact that eagles often feed in close proximity to each other suggests, however, that breeding territoriality is the main reason for spaced-out nests.

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