4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 7, 2012

The Top Techniques For At Home Pet Door Training, guest article from PetDoors.com. The following list outlines the top techniques for introducing and training your pet to use cat and dog doors. For your pet, getting stuck in the pet door could ruin their pet door experience permanently. ??In Right Size Matters. Door Flaps.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

They are species that breed in the US and then spend the winter in Central and South America, eating what’s avialable–especially fruit. Nyjer (aka Thistle) for goldfinches was introduced from Nigeria–someone had to experiment with that. Grape jelly for orioles was an experiment too.

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Nigeria Birds Belize South America 252

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 2, 2012

Pets can be a bigger commitment than many people expect, between adoption, health care, training, and environment, there are a lot of variables to consider. You can search by breed, age, gender, and size, so you can easily narrow down to animals that are more likely to fit with your home and family. Cost: free). Cost: $3.99).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

. … Nest dismantling by the Hair-crested Drongo may be an adaptive behavior to increase fitness by reducing risk of future predation and competition for nest sites in the following breeding season” ( source ). In conclusion, an experience that will put me off buying anything from that company ever. ” ( source ).

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Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see.

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2016 Portugal Falcons Japan 136

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

In my experience, I’ve noted how birders, particularly newer birders, can have a tendency to jump to conclusions when they see any sort of bird that doesn’t match up perfectly with the picture in the field guide. New Jersey mystery sparrow.

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New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 239

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. I imagine that Rapai’s reportorial training dictated that he stay in the background.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The work of these researchers won’t just satisfy the curiosity of the millions of people who love their dogs; it may also lead to more effective ways to train ordinary dogs or–more important–working dogs that can sniff out bombs and guide the blind. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. and Europe.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 231

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

When he isn’t snapping photos in the field, training local bird guides, or supporting seabird-related conservation initiatives, he runs Avian Leisure , a birding and wildlife safari company out of Cape Town established in 1998, with his wife, Marie-Louise.

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Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 193

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

With the easy-to-use platform offered by the Great Backyard Bird Count, birders of all ages and experience levels set out to find, tally, and document as many birds as possible within the boundaries of Miami-Dade. Although they breed on the west coast of Florida, Snowy Plover is a rare stray to this part of the state.

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Miami 2015 United States Birds 170

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

Fostering is a wonderful experience. A certain breed, age, sex, temperament, that you think will fit into your home. If you work full time and already have a dog, you can always request a dog-friendly foster pet who is house-trained. A pet needs time to decompress, to learn trust, to “get over” the shelter experience.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

Of course, you're supposed to hop onto the following train of thought: These are good people. Their goal is to make a profit from the breeding and slaughter of animals. If someone owns me, forcibly breeds me, takes my kids and ends my life, it's a living hell for me. You see midwestern folk in overalls with tired faces.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

The idea, as Crossley explains in the Preface, is to present the birds as they are seen in the field, allowing you to “enjoy the beauty of the outdoors and birds from an armchair” while practicing bird identification and training the eye to see details and shapes. They are a great addition. It is a bridge worth trying.

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North America Bald Eagle Falcons Owls 229

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see.

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2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2011

One of Don’s first jobs after completing his training was translocating North Island Saddlebacks , which were at that time confined to a single island off Northland. It worked, and the translocated birds were soon breeding. Today the species is secure on a large number of islands and reserves.

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Species New Zealand Rats Endangered Species 241

Animal Person

AUGUST 9, 2009

When I saw the Live Science article about dogs being as smart as 2-year-old kids I knew that if there were any talk of ranking, my beloved greyhounds would be at the less-desirable end of the list (not from personal experience, but from reputation), and I also knew that there would be a whiff of speciesism. That last part is interesting.

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Greyhounds Dogs Speciesism Ethics 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. In an experiment conducted by renowned ornithologists, they sent out applications for a position as a bird model. Yes, you do, trust me. Back to real birds.

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