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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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It’s probably a rare event but then again, how many people are witness to the biodynamic happenings of the tropical forest understory? The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked. It’s notable that during his 40 plus years of watching local wildlife, he had never seen a Marine Toad catch a bird.

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A Most Remarkable Book

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Johnny rooks love novelty, crave company, hate boredom, and do risky things all the time, investigating anything that catches their curious eyes. As Meiburg puts it, Peregrines love solitude, crave routine, and avoid mistakes. Like us, they seem to have an uncontrollable urge for discovery.

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PETA Busts University of Utah Research Lab

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An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. It's a remarkably banal list of ordinary events in an animal-care facility." Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA. s vice president for research. Certainly a case to follow.

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ASPCA Joplin Adopt a Thon

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The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. Just watch the video above to get an idea of what a great event this really was!

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Research Animals Rescued from North Carolina Lab

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Their investigations produce results. An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. From the PR Newswire.

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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

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Nearly 600 cats and dogs looking for permanent homes during major pet adoption event June 25 – 26. Adoption fees are being waived for this event, and adoptable animals will be spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated, and provided an ID tag free of charge.

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Australian Pratincoles

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This is a huge area and it is amazing that a weather event thousands of miles away in the south can make all the difference to the tropics in May. As a result of this there is a lot of head movement as they investigate all around them.