10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

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Animal Person

JULY 3, 2009

The scientific investigation of morality, in humans and nonhumans alike, is in its infancy" (39). Furthermore, "We need to be careful about language and remember that [for example] altruism has a specific meaning within biology and isn't synonymous with morality" (82).

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. Marc Hauser, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, recently opened his own such research lab and has 1,000 dogs lined up as subjects. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. and Europe.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

These hurricanes prompted a personal interest in the impact of hurricanes on birds, so I did some research, which ultimately led to an article in the April 2018 issue of Birding magazine. For example, hummingbirds must find patches where there are still flowers. For example, most nectivore numbers continued to be low.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2023

If you aim to achieve some kind of immortality, you might do worse than follow the example of Oana Mirela Chachula, a biologist at the National Museum of Romanian History, Romania. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. Quite elegant, in fact.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2016

Still, it is the result of long-term, close behavioral study, and points toward areas scientists might want to investigate further. All the single ladies, take note.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

Being lazy, a bunch of researchers used camera traps to investigate the species rather than following the birds directly (which would have had some health benefits). With regard to their music taste, the research results were inconclusive. ” Full iteration! Evidence-based! Fundamental understanding!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

He roots the theft in the history of collecting bird skins, in the brief life history of Edwin Rist, in the secretive world of classic fly tying, and in his own efforts to follow up on a police investigation that got the man but not all of the loot. The Flame Bowerbird, for example. And, well researched. Frustrated with the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. That’s because the two are related.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2016

For example, I could leave my house right now, at 11 in the morning, and drive for four or five hours through different ecosystems that probably host four hundred bird species. As with any Big Day, the route has to give a chance at as many bird species as possible in 24 hours. We still managed to see Emerald Tanager.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2020

But instead of half the surnames beginning with “Mc” or “Mac”, there are dozens of Scottish whiskies that incorporate the prefix “Glen-” in their name — labels like Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, and Glenlivet, to mention just a few of the more famous examples.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2015

Last Sunday Grant was able to leave work in the afternoon and I had researched options of places we could get to within one hour of the city of Melbourne using public transport that would offer us some birding opportunities. Although the tall trees can be challenging they can also be very rewarding. White-throated Treecreeper.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry? Most scientific research really just proves the obvious. Yes, you do, trust me.

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