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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. It’s not surprising that animals—especially, but not only, mammals—share many emotions with us because we also share brain structures—located in the limbic system—that are the seat of our emotions.

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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan

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Bird guide Bella remarked that the haircut of this Tufted Deer “looks stupid” Always good to travel with a highly qualified expert for valuable scientific comments. Emberiza essentially means bunting, and pusilla means “very small” Hey, you just learned some Latin. Among all mammals, I think I like monkeys the least.

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Herpetology Vs. Ornithology

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or 4 Responses to “Herpetology Vs. Ornithology&# tai haku Mar 2nd, 2011 at 8:18 am as a herper/birder I’m going through conflicting emotions! Wicked, right?

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Winter Wanderland

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Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. We also saw Prairie Dogs , Bison , Mule Deer , Abert’s Squirrel and Coyote. However, a mere 10 minutes later we got another male Red Crossbill singing from the top of a pine tree. I am not a fan of American restaurants. I ticked off 9 lifers.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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In the finest tradition of Romanticism, gulls dwell in the mystic world of dark and morbid imagery and emotions, which is expressed in often eroticized ways of aesthetic self-dramatization*. But let me tell you something: gulls are not what they would like to make you think they are. Gulls are deep and meaningful creatures. Wicked, right?

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