10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 12, 2019
To be called Lesser Racquet-tailed Drongo – what does this do to the morale of a species? Orange-bellied Leafbird among leaves: somebody got it right naming this bird. Want to see a bird shaped like an egg? If you like this kind of information – and who wouldn`t – I recommend the website where I found this, [link].
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2020
And the nandu, a South American rhea, has an intriguing chick-survival strategy: a week before hatching, the male (who does the incubating) pushes one egg out of the nest. And, given the complicated questions of morality inherent in various parts of her story, she has the perfect (and perfectly ambiguous) ending.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 9, 2009
A third of a century ago, when the modern animal-liberation movement was in its infancy, Martin published an essay entitled “A Critique of Moral Vegetarianism,” Reason Papers (fall 1976): 13-43. You will, therefore, agree with Martin about moral vegetarianism but not about Christianity. Another reason is moral. One is health.
Animal Person
AUGUST 16, 2011
Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.
Animal Person
JULY 22, 2009
Or bake some vegan cookies for a vegetarian friend who's convinced that she cannot survive without eggs and butter. I'm not saying give up on "animal rights," either. I'm not talking about morality here, I'm talking about language. I'm not talking about morality here, I'm talking about language.
Animal Person
JULY 26, 2009
I mean, where do they get their morals from? How do they know what's right? That would be like brainwashing, and that's just not right. Who ever heard of a cupcake without eggs and butter in it? Veganism is too fringe for me, and I'm pretty sure you have to be a Communist, or at least a Socialist, to be a vegan.
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