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Ringling Brother Accused of Violating ESA

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And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. These are ENDANGERED species. of violating the Endangered Species Act when it uses bullhooks and chains to control its performing pachyderms. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species.

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Odd Friendships

4 The Love Of Animals

Can animals really build friendships with other species, people, or even their own prey? This one-hour special will take a heartwarming look at these curious bonds and explore the emotional complexities behind unlikely animal friends. Tags: tv. And a lioness turns down an easy kill when she comes across a baby oryx.

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On "Wild Justice"

Animal Person

Narrative from seasoned ethologists provides interpretation informed by their knowledge about a particular species and its behavior, and their attention to context and individual peculiarities" (37). Bekoff and Pierce "advocate a species-relative view of morality. Tags: Books Ethics Language.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Prized for their feathers, most of the birds that are recovered do not have their tags, the biodata, attached. Mostly adult males. The Flame Bowerbird, for example.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

10,000 Birds

In the finest tradition of Romanticism, gulls dwell in the mystic world of dark and morbid imagery and emotions, which is expressed in often eroticized ways of aesthetic self-dramatization*. Tags: features , gulls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Gulls are deep and meaningful creatures. Thanks, Wikipedia !

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