10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. One of the other papers released last week identified chickens — of 21 species studied — as having the most similar genome “to the common avian ancestor, probably a bipedal feathered dinosaur” ( Romanov et al. Open Jarvis et al.’s Jarvis et al. Columbea: Doves to Flamingos. .
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2015
Severe weather can stress birds and even influence the coloration of their feathers , new research finds. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Researchers have figured out where the thought-to-be-extinct Bryan’s Shearwater is roosting.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. Clearly, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and fish do not consent to being eaten. For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?
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