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Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists

10,000 Birds

And understanding habitats in detail is essential to any birder who wants to get the most out of his experiences in the field. Page 101, chapter Habitats of the Neotropics, lovely photos of a Cougar and a Resplendent Quetzal , and a bit of a smallish map of biomes of Central and South America.

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On Cat Killers and Mental Competency

Animal Person

We humans have decided that, for a combination of reasons that are important to us, cats are worthy of our respect. Cats are slaves to no one, at least according to their reputation, which in my experience holds true. The outrage I've been seeing and hearing is typical, as we like cats. Cats represent something: independence.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences?

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. I new him because we enlisted his Dryfus Lion and one of his tigers to carry out experiments with bones (this is something archaeologists do). It isn’t like not killing the cat is in any way humane, considering the number of animals it will kill over time.