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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai in October 2021

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Of course, this would probably get me a telling off from Mark J. in psychology from the University of Buffalo. Estren said that humans should be mindful of their bias for cute animals, so animals that would not be considered cute are also valued in addition to cute animals. Bird-shaped cuteness. Estren, a Ph.D.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2024

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Any place that used to be good for an interesting species last year is likely to have been turned into another construction site this year. I don’t think many other bird species are named after Japanese citizens. Also, there are quite some variations within each species – for details, see here. One, a Ryukyu Minivet.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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This leaves Shanghai in June with basically just the year-round species and the summer breeders, maybe with a few added ultra-lazy individuals of migratory species. Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. Such as the Black-winged Cuckooshrike.

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Of Eagle Abduction

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I was pretty sure it was fake from the get-go, because who brings their baby to a golf course in Montreal to bait eagles? Joking aside, the instant viral popularity of this video seems to me to be speaking to some deep-rooted fears in the human psyche. Everyone knows you bait eagles with babies in Alpine meadows, DUH.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. Just eat the food.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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There’s a lot more, of course, and it all makes you wonder if we should have bird feeders or urban green spaces or fountains or windows. Did the model work? 119), it’s clear from his comments that the scientific community still tends to put bird collisions on the sidelines. It’s not a bad idea.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. “Humans are unique. Hare could run a very profitable shell game.

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