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Wildlife Rehabilitator Slang

10,000 Birds

Maureen Eiger categorizes any unidentifiable featherless nestlings as “ Tufted Puffins ;” to Letitia Labbie, they’re “Eggs With Legs.”. Fried rehabbers become emotional in ways that make perfect sense to us, but not necessarily to anyone else. Upon arrival, each bird receives a chart, which is soon filled with hieroglyphics.

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False Pregnancies In Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

This may be because there were no males to mate with, or she did not have any eggs fertilized. Sometimes, vets recommend cutting back their food intake to reduce milk production. A false pregnancy is a term used to describe a female dog showing signs of pregnancy, lactation and nursing, but never produces any puppies.

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