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Do you think some animals are less afraid of certain people?

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Heck even deer standing just 6 feet away from me just stare for a moment then walk away. Birds too will come up right next to me looking for food when I'm sitting down. I can walk right next to a lizard and he'll just stay his ground. So I must be doing something right. Same with mammals, fish, etc.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. That’s right – birds eating clay. Wicked, right?

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What happened with Archaeopteryx?

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The hollowed-out bones connected to the lungs for respiration that we see today as a key bird adaptation to the aerobically challenging behavior of flight existed in many dinosaurs that were as far way from being bird-like as, well, as a T-rex is from being your pet parrot. Archaeopteryx went right back to being a bird again.

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Dogs love getting mail too! #BarkBoxGifts!

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Baby’s BarkBox arrived on her birthday, and somehow she knew right away that the package was for her! Save $10 on your BarkBox right now ! What was in our box: Pet Lifestyle And You (P.L.A.Y) Etta Says The 7-inch Crunchy Deer Chew is a natural way to keep your pup busy. Just Right (20-50 lbs). Action shot!

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