10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2024
The Vocalizations section describes the species’ diagnostic and less diagnostic calls, twitters, chatters, and songs using transliteration and comparisons, also describing the pace and acoustic quality of the sounds. (In Most of the birds in this volume are found in the west, but I think Eastern birders will find it useful too.
Critter News
AUGUST 2, 2010
According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. By comparison, Bangor University used 1,464 mice and 664 fish, Aberystwyth used 289 cattle, 153 mice and 102 sheep and Swansea used 1,208 fish.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 30, 2018
And that begs the question, anthropocentric comparisons aside, what makes a bird a jerk? She puts the sugar in the basket…I mean feeder… When a hummingbird checks you out up close or makes chipping noises on a nearby perch, it’s not wishing you well. Maybe even pyschos.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 17, 2012
May 13, 2010 BP boss, Tony Hayward, labels the spill as “relatively tiny” in comparison to the ocean. July 24, 2010 BP brazenly says an internal investigation has cleared the company of all gross negligence in the spill. May 19, 2010 Oil washes ashore on mainland Louisiana.
Animal Person
JULY 3, 2009
The scientific investigation of morality, in humans and nonhumans alike, is in its infancy" (39). Despite some shared evolutionary history, wolf morality is different from human morality and also from elephant morality and chimpanzee morality" (19).
Animal Person
AUGUST 16, 2011
In a manner that’s Malcolm Gladwell meets Freakonomics, which is the fascinating part, Herzog investigates our beliefs and actions regarding nonhuman animals (anthrozoology). On page 172, when Herzog writes, “I am conflicted over many moral issues involving animals,” I respond, “No kidding!” You’re right, it is horrible!
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2011
The authors examine migration related traits and address the theoretical problems of massive comparisons across large numbers of physical features and behaviors across many species.
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