10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 28, 2015
By studying Zebra Finches and domestic chickens, the scientists discovered that multiple sperm appear necessary for a fertilized egg to progress to the embryo stage (a process called “polyspermy”.) But it points to new areas ripe for investigation. If you’re feeling particularly science-y, the full paper is here.).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2021
He mentioned how, growing up, locals talked about losing small chickens to those frogs but never to toads. The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked. Giving in to his innate desire to investigate natural happenings, Cope went to the other side of the feature to shed some light on the situation.
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Critter News
JUNE 28, 2009
More is at stake than just the comfort of chickens, though the well-being of 284 million U.S. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. Or corporate net income. From the Clemson press release. laying hens is no small matter.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2013
My proposal, “ An integrative understanding of phenotypic flexibility ”, aims to answer these questions by investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying seasonal changes in metabolic performance of a common songbird, the Dark-eyed Junco. Seriously, who would want to work on chickens after seeing that? My Project.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
More than 70 people have been arrested in a cockfighting ring that secretly gathered in central North Carolina to watch a $40,000 tournament so gruesome that one of the roosters splattered blood on the investigators' search warrant, authorities said. said in an interview Monday.
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2016
In keeping with the subject, here are the splits in taxonomic order: Gray-necked Wood-Rail – Neotropical bird lists are in for a major name change with this one because this widespread, common, dramatic rail that occasionally pretends to be a chicken is no more!
Critter News
JULY 8, 2011
Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.
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