4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2012

Like humans, dogs are susceptible to dehydration, overheating and sickness due to the sun and heat. Espree Animal Products encourages pet owners to take the following precautions to ensure the safety of their dogs this summer: Dogs, like people, should not be out in the heat of the day without proper shade and adequate water.

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Dogs Pets Puppies Asia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Here go those moments of curiosity, in no particular order: Europe: And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central FYRO Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white… perhaps White Storks on migration? Europe: The sun is scorching the area, and the birds are nowhere to be seen.

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Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top ten hotspots of Europe. However, during a storm the chains that kept it anchored broke off and the raft is now stranded on the shore, accessible to stray dogs and not used for breeding.

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Greece Pelicans Birds Stray Dog 239

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

In the last several hundred years, this service has been performed by hops, but before their widespread adoption in medieval Europe, brewers relied on a compendium of botanical agents to bitter their beers – some of which contained psychoactive or mildly toxic substances.

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Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Baby the Maltese recently got a chance to try out a great product from Dog Gone Smart Beds. Well, Dog Gone Smart has integrated this technology into their product surfaces by means of nanotechnology. Please visit Dog Gone Smart Beds. Dog Gone Smart Beds originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 28, 2009.

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Dogs Pets Branding Japan 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2021

Once I observed a man walking his two small dogs here, passing by a perched White-tailed Eagle but looking down at grass and not noticing the largest raptor in Europe at all. The eagle seemed well-used to people and paid no attention either. Photo by Branislav Dencic.

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Otters Protest Protesting Protesters 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

A bit of rain caused a two-hour delay on the flight in and, on my way back to Europe, they couldn’t find the airplane (clue: big metal thing with wings). We also saw Prairie Dogs , Bison , Mule Deer , Abert’s Squirrel and Coyote. I flew into Denver from Mexico. I ticked off 9 lifers.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 176

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2015

It is now treated as its own species, confined to Africa and the tip of Arabia (Black Kites also migrate here from Europe and Asia). I was told by some researchers that in Botswana trackers watch for this species when looking for Painted Wolves (or African Wild Dogs) as they follow packs to snatch up prey and scraps.

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South Africa Africa Botswana Wolves 160

Critter News

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A research project into the feasibility of using miniature pigs in laboratories concluded they are better suited for testing toxins, drugs and chemicals than dogs and monkeys. Tags: europe animal research mini-pigs pigs.

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Pigs Animal Research Monkeys Europe 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2018

” You’ve heard of situations where people with PhDs end up working as cashiers at McDonald’s or rocket scientists end up walking dogs for a living? Angela will be writing on alternate Saturday afternoons about “Conservation Politics and Park Destinations.”

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McDonalds Alaska Birds Europe 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2013

Normally she would be living somewhere in Europe or Asia, but she was born and raised in captivity in the United States. When Lisa put her out in their screened-in porch, Xena would barrel through the dog door and head for the bathroom. Eventually they had to block off the dog door because she started breaking her tailfeathers.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Raised Eagles Owls 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2019

In contrast, the Little Egret is mostly quiet, which is a good thing given that it sounds a bit like an asthmatic dog when deciding to be vocal. HBW describes it as a “noisy, conspicuous bulbul”, and indeed it is probably the bird I can hear from my Shanghai apartment the most frequently.

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Latvia Birds Sparrows Abandon 127

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2016

This seems to apply especially to birders in North American since most European birders couldn’t discriminate between a Marsh and a Reed Warbler to save their life, but even here in the good old Europe, our hearts are impure – mine included. But first some context.

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Germany Europe Breeding North America 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

A somewhat more credible selection to be sure, as lions actually do exist, but one that sadly snubs the native Scottish wildcat in favor of a felid that’s been extinct in Europe since antiquity.

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Eagles Lions Hunting Lamb 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

Birders cherish and hoard books above all other trappings of the pastime, and rather than relegating these tomes to the home library or study, they’re routinely carried out-of-doors as constant and dog-eared companions in field and forest.

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2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

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Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The domestic dog was once and still often is Canis familiaris as opposed to the wolf, Canis lupus , but the former which is really a subspecies of the latter is now Canis lupus familiaris. They may have also had hunting dogs with them as well. This is where they got their name. According to R.D.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 210

Critter News

JUNE 14, 2010

Animal rights campaigners have accused the Progenix Research lab, which uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing, of poisoning the animals to death. If animal testing cannot be conducted in the United States or Europe, I see no reason why they should be allowed here," Abdul Aziz was quoted as saying.

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Malaysia Investigation Rodents Rabbits 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2010

Germany has been one of Europe’s strong economies, but things are changing for everyone. Claudia Hollm saw a TV show about a family who had to relinquish their dog because of economic hardship. The organization, Tiertafel , (animal table), Berlin’s first soup kitchen for dogs, relies on donations and volunteers.

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Pets Shelters Rabbits Germany 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2021

And fittingly, as a native of this region that straddles the line between the barley-growing, brewing north of Europe and the grape-growing, winemaking south, Medardus is a patron saint of both brewers and vintners. Good birding and happy drinking!

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France Eagles Shelters Suffering 241

Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2008

Amy, a German shepherd, and Uno, a Labrador retriever, have joined the team at {Frankfurt,} one of Europe's busiest airports — the first two dogs in Germany trained to sniff out live animals, plants or derivatives or remains of them. Interesting.

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Trafficking Germany illegal Reptiles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Here he kept up his birding and one of his local patches was an urban field hockey ground where he used to walk his dogs on a regular basis. Sharing much the same story with its cousin the Northern Bald Ibis, a closely related species that during the Middle Ages was widely known throughout Europe as the Waldrapp (meaning “Forest Crow”).

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South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

It hasn’t achieved as much attention yet, presumably because people are rather preoccupied with wars brewing in Eastern Europe and missing airliners, but give it time. Losing Europe’s vultures would matter a great deal. This story didn’t break today, by the way. The story I linked to is dated to three weeks ago.

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Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

A flock of small birds at the dyke, Yellowhammers mostly… I cannot see well because of one enthusiastic hunting dog which takes pleasure in running through the snow and flushing them up whenever the birds land. An hour and 20,000+ geese later, we head back. How can I call them all poachers? Easy – it is forbidden to hunt at night.

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Geese Hunting Boars Birds 183

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind. Brian Hare, assistant professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, holds out a dog biscuit. See Pictures of Dogs Learning New Tricks. No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. See a video on how dogs think like us.

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Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Along with partner Elin Taranger they run Biotope in Varanger, Arctic Norway and have been a key influence in the creation of Gullfest , an exciting trip combining Taiga Birding, dog -sledding (and I’m guessing lots of drinking).

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Norway Geese Shelters Laws 151

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2022

It sometimes makes a rather strange croaking noise, a bit as if a dog tries to bark but does not know how to do it properly. It has a streaked breast and mostly looks for food on the ground, often in small flocks While it is common around here in winter, it is very rare in some parts of Europe, for example in Britain.

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Birds Fish Germany China 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

That was a wild cat, a wild Wildcat, the cat that lives in the wild because that is where it is from and where it belongs, at the southern end of its pan-African range that extended at one time well into Europe and Asia. Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

And at the same time, Woolly-necked Storks have modified their behavior to survive even in urban gardens where they scrounge for dog food on back porches! It breeds on chimneys, roofs, buildings and trees throughout Europe, parts of Asia and even North Africa.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2018

The same full moon, always the last of spring or the first of summer, was known in medieval Europe – no less deliciously – as the “mead moon”. Whether the full moon in June invokes honey, fruit, or flowers for you, the message is undeniably one of summer. Good birding and happy drinking! Four out five feathers (Excellent).

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Vermont Germany Europe Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! She has lived in the Middle East and the United States and traveled extensively in Europe.

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Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 153

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2015

Black-headed Gulls somehow managed to build 31 nests on a few dead tree trunks left in the water, but Common Terns require bare soil and not having any on inner dykes – which were a safe haven, they build 16 nests on the higher outer dyke, a place exposed to foxes and stray dogs.

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Factory Stray Dog Turtles Serbia 236

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America.

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Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 138