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Familiar Faces in Guyana

10,000 Birds

Other notable expressions include the lowing of a cow or a distant chainsaw, these along with various iterations of kaks and warks pale in comparison to the most realistic “ graaaaaaaaaaoooooooooooooo ” – without any doubt the strangest sound I’ve ever heard made by a living creature while still fully alive.

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The Irony of The Girl Effect

Animal Person

But the cow part? The irony of the cow part is that much of this Oprah show was about slavery. The irony of the inclusion of the cow in The Girl Effect is that it swaps one form of slavery for another. Yesterday was World AIDS Day and I anticipated her doing a thoughtful program, which I think she did. Human slavery, of course.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

He was adopted by the Masson family and was apparently the most loving dog all who met him had ever had the pleasure of being licked by. This includes horses, cats and cows. Masson tells Benjy's story--and Benjy stories--while explaining his theory about the mutual domestication of dogs and humans. And he details why.

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