10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

So, for example, humans are apes. Fortunately for we humans, placing primates properly phylogenetically in relation to the other mammals requires an act or two of faith at the deeper ends of the family tree, but it is probably true that primates and rodents share a common stock to the exclusion of others, so maybe we are all mice.

Camels 198

Camels Whales Whaling Apes 198

Reddit Animals

AUGUST 30, 2023

Seals can mimic humans, you've heard of Crows and Parrots mimicing human speech but Seals can to, one Harbor seal named Hoover was able to mimic his owners voice and could say stuff like "Get over here!" Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . •

Snow Leopard 40

Snow Leopard Leopards Tigers Alligators 40

Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Earlier this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that it will offer a $1 million X Prize for the creation of affordable, humane, and "commercially viable" test-tube meat by 2012. This article on Gristmill (excerpt below) goes into detail on pros and cons of "schmeat."

Camels 100

Camels Ethical Treatment Meat Pigs 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2014

One of the pleasures of birding through a landscape no man has gone before is that one has frequent encounters with individuals – birds, mammals, herps, whatever – that have never seen a human in their life. It ain’t a camel and it ain’t a horse. But also, yet again to my utter surprise, a single Tolai Hare.

Humane 153

Humane Kazakhstan Camels Rabbits 153

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

This has devastating consequences for their development and, ultimately, the health and future of humanity as a whole. Our increasingly sedentary and indoor lifestyles have taken their toll on our kids with childhood obesity, ADD/ADHD diagnosis and childhood drug abuse at unprecedented levels.

Milwaukee 257

Milwaukee Mongolia Camels Oklahoma 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. This plain used to be little affected by humans, being grazed by just a few cattle, goats and camels.

Endangered Species 189

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 189