10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
They’re all named for livestock. It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2015
Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso. Striking westwards towards the South Sudanese border, we pressed on to the town of Key Afar, noted for its bustling market frequented by four local tribes.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 11, 2008
Finishing the cattle on grass is a far “greener” method. As you note, the lack of media coverage of the livestock sector’s contribution to climate change is one reason it has escaped large-scale public outrage. Jillian Fry Baltimore, Dec.
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