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NYT Equine Thought Experiment

Animal Person

The site was where northern Kazakhstan is now, the culture was called Botai and the date was around 3500 B.C. Horse-drawn carriages and breeding and racing horses and using them to play polo or to schlep kids around is an insult to horses. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. Let's leave them alone.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

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A Problem with Gulls

10,000 Birds

It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Yellow-Legged Gull These gulls breed around the Mediterranean and have yellow, rather than flesh-coloured legs. Get yours today!

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