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6 Hacks to Help Pets Beat the Heat

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Petplan veterinarians share simple tricks to keep hot dogs (and cats) cool. As summer temperatures soar, so do incidents of heat-related health risks for pets. Are pets prepared to beat the heat? According to Petplan pet insurance, the answer may … Continue reading → The post 6 Hacks to Help Pets Beat the Heat appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Butcher Birds, The Loggerhead Shrike

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As a boy growing up, I scoured every bird book I could get my hands on. In each of them, I was always fascinated with the shrikes. I guess it is that gruesome boyhood interest in any bird that would use thorns and barbwire to impale its prey on. Years went by, and I had still not been able to track down a real live shrike to add to my list. In 2011, my wife and I sailed into a beautiful little anchorage here in the Sea of Cortez, on Isla Espritu Santos.

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Boy Crazy: Why Older Loon Ladies Chase Young Studs

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Image by John Picken/Wikimedia Commons. When aging male Common Loons begin to lose their mojo or die off, females are still going strong—and ready for action, even if that means seeking the attentions of younger males. That is one of many interesting findings from The Loon Project, which studies the territorial and breeding behavior of Loons in northern Wisconsin.

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