10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

In German, if you are a rodent and you are smaller than – say – a human hand, you’re a mouse. “I may be a Bank Vole or I may be something else, but I most definitely am a mouse!” You’re not a vole or a gerbil. If however you are a larger “mouse”-like rodent you are a rat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 14, 2013

My human kept me in an enclosed porch because, let’s face it, I was crawling with fleas and pretty filthy. We dogs are wired by nature to be humans’ companions. After all, dogs have the longest history of co-habitation with humans of any animal. But there’s a special bond between a dog and its human rescuer.

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Animal Person

MAY 2, 2009

The RSPCA believes: " at least 20 greyhounds a day - either puppies which do not make the track, or 'retired' dogs aged three or four - simply 'disappear', presumed killed " Many vets will admit to killing healthy greyhounds – by definition it cannot be classed as euthanasia – for a cut price fee, for fear the dogs will be disposed of in a less humane (..)

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Dogs can differentiate dilutions of 1 part per billion, follow faint odor trails, and are 10,000 times more sensitive than humans to certain odors.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Birders are almost by definition interesting and interested people, and those interests—even if they don’t push birding completely out of mind—range widely. Admittedly, birds and birding may dominate our thoughts and our activities when we happen not to find ourselves dealing with the everyday.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 17, 2011

So when we adopted a human baby we knew we'd have to teach that human to avoid Violet. The growing little human in the house was basically taught to stay far away from dogs and respect their space. I definitely don't think adding any more creatures of any kind to the house would be a good idea.

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