10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2016

Intriguingly, Common Moorhens are also rather common in Germany’s large ornamental city parks and zoos. I am not referring to the one incident when two Carrion Crows at Basel Zoo suddenly descended on a grazing Common Moorhen and ripped it apart for no apparent other reason than joyful play. Beware of Crocodiles.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. By definition, it’s a feeling that one tries to hide.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” It seems that quite a few zoos keep Tawny Frogmouths. ” (Tim Low, “Where Song Began”).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the demise of Martha at the Cincinnati Zoo, one would think that there is little left to say about the prolific life and tragic death of the Passenger Pigeon. That small matter aside, though, this is a rich and melancholy book that I would not hesitate to recommend to any birder.

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Slaughter Slaughtered Zoos Hunting 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

While it’s no longer possible to see this regal macaw soar gracefully through the Brazilian skies, to be able to worship them—even from afar at one of the conservatories or zoos—would be a dream, at last, come true. I worked with a pair of motmots at a US zoo and fell in love with their vibrant colors and unique tails.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

Like other bushtits, this species is quite social and shamelessly plays on its cuteness as its USP (if you do not know what USP means, congratulations – you definitely do not work in marketing). Me, definitely not). According to Chinese researchers, nest predation and brood parasitism are the two main reasons.

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