10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2024
Interestingly, a bird of prey set off a psychological experiment. I also realise I may be insisting on a psychological reason while I just might be an incompetent birder. The ponds were full of birds as usual with abundant Common Snipe as well as Ruff , some Dunlin , Stilts and a few ducks, including Red-crested Pochards.
10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2022
An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* There are far fewer photographs of dead birds than I expected.
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Animal Ethics
APRIL 19, 2016
Elephants, great apes, orcas, dogs, cats, and many other animals can experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and compulsive disorders. "There is no longer dispute among serious scientists that humans aren’t the only animals who have the capacity to suffer physically and mentally.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans. While people with dogs often experience the greatest health benefits, a pet doesn’t necessarily have to be a dog or a cat.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. Here, the crows are initially very jittery, frequently inspecting the hole of mystery. Taylor, Alex, Miller, Rachael, & Gray, Russell (2012).
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