10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Not to give the whole content away, but one of the highlights certainly is the statement that the “proventriculus glands were constituted by many round or elliptical glandular lobules” Apparently , Crested Mynas frequently use snake slough (the skin shed by snakes) as part of their nest-building materials.

Birds 216

Birds Eggs Bald Eagle Owls 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2013

Other hardy souls signed up for an early morning “Ostrich Run” 5k, with the prizes beinging–you guessed it–actual ostrich eggs. Emptied of their contents, of course.). A few days later, I was the assistant (a glorified gofer , if you will) for a morning-long session on migration.

San Diego 182

San Diego Ostriches Chicago Colorado 182

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). And yet he’s perfectly content to lump himself in with the vast majority of people who claim to care about animals but act like they don’t. All day long.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans.

Trinidad 205

Trinidad Birds South America Research 205