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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

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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. I didn’t get to witness such cooperation in the second year of the project, as only one egg hatched.

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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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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Or, to be perfectly honest, playing games on Facebook, but let’s not talk about that. And after all, some birds have to expand their range sometimes.

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Africa’s endangered species

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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.

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Starlings and Eagles

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The aim of the game was to band raptors, and specifically to band Golden Eagles. They made scrambled eggs for the bait birds each morning and fed them special premium mealworms to help them ward off the cold of the mountain and the stress of their daily grid. And Science requires Sacrifice. Do I sound facetious? I’m not.

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