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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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They emerged from their bloody rampage leaving fifteen adults dead, and fifteen destroyed nests with either smashed or missing eggs. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags. Between the adults and their eggs, the three of them killed 32 live albatrosses. If they are strong and wily enough, men.

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Year of the Eagle

10,000 Birds

By year three, the adults were practicing the eagle equivalent of human “hover parenting.” It really looked like a game of tag. As the weaker juvenile became stronger, its flight mentor stepped up the game, though I didn’t realize it at first.

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For Your Health, the Planet & the Animals: VBM

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And it limits you in that you can't just go anywhere to watch a football game if you plan to eat anything. Who ever heard of a cupcake without eggs and butter in it? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. How do they know what's right? And what are they living their lives for? It's all too high maintenance.

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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.