10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

”, which by some remarkable coincidence is also the title of a paper on “Physical-Attractiveness Evaluations and Dating Preferences as a Function of One’s Own Attractiveness” (among humans, not Grey-capped Greenfinches). And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others.

Birds 186

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Blue Whistling Thrush is presumably named for its loud human-like whistling, and possibly for being blue. The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. The Kalij Pheasant is not very good at denouncing typical avian gender stereotypes either.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

For one, they are remarkably diverse with a little over 380 species spread over every continent except Europe (only introduced) and Antarctica. Both of these endemic parrots suffer from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile.

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Parrots Brazil Mauritius Dominica 167

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 31, 2007

Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress. In an incredible juxtaposition to the fanfare of Barbaro, more than 100,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

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New York Times New York Horse Slaughter Slaughter 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2007

Horses slaughtered in America today go not to feed the poor and the hungry but to satisfy the esoteric palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Japan. Americans do have a special relationship with horses, and how we treat them reveals much about our own humanity and how far we have evolved. But horses are not cows, pigs or chickens.

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New York Times New York Horse Slaughter Horses 40

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

ADI, which has previously rescued and relocated animals in Europe, South America and Africa have described it as one of the most complex logistical operation they have ever undertaken but say it will be worth all of the effort when the animals walk free. Flight to Freedom originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 3, 2010.

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ADI Animal Defenders International Bolivia Lions 100