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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

Basically, hornbills get paid by evolution to eat fruit, digest the fleshy parts, and regurgitate or defecate the rest – a means of seed transportation that is apparently quite attractive to many plants despite the yuck factor involved. Of course, their own mother is not the only threat to Wreathed Hornbill individuals.

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

And you’ve posted a link to a petition to an airline to ask them to stop transporting trophies. Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? Conservation is concerned about protecting populations, species, habitats, ecosystems. I’m sorry.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

If you do view the documentary, I suspect that you will agree that "raising," transporting and slaughtering animals in this way is, indeed, wrong and ought not be supported.] Of course, when hamburgers aren't at stake, most of us think that it would be morally wrong to kill an animal for no good reason. Running time: 12 Minutes.