Examples of animal behavior specifically for humans?
Reddit Animals
APRIL 19, 2024
I'm researching animal behaviors for a game I'm working on. I'm talking about stuff like: dogs acting cute on purpose for humans, cats meowing for humans.
eBird Weather: RainCrow Q&A
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2022
I have always assumed that scientific researchers can overlay weather information on checklists for their research, but absent manual entry, that such information would not be available to me. An example of the same RainCrow result in an eBird checklis t is below. Q: Should we expect any additional eBird projects from you?
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How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity: A Book Review by a Non-Science Person
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
He also believes that we are living in an era of incredible scientific research, one in which new genetic technology and findings from diverse scientific disciplines have turned assumptions upside down, opened up new lines of thought, and provided answers, or at least probable answers, to many of our questions about why birds do the things they do.
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Birding Shanghai in March 2024
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2024
A few changes happen in March – for example, many European countries and the USA switch to daylight savings time. As I am sure I have mentioned before, a lot of science work seems to aim to prove the obvious – though the researchers still phrase their results very carefully. But anyway, Shanghai in March.
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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. For example, many photos are shot in poor light, obscuring the true colours. Whittaker’s research aims to disprove the centuries-old assumption that birds do not have a sense of smell.
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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2021
Signaling theory comes up frequently in bird literature (one example I can think of off-hand is Nick Davies’ Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature, Bloomsbury, 2015), but if you’re not familiar with its basic ideas you must read the Introduction. I do wish there was more about research on female bird song. And, that’s it.
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Sentient: a book review
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2022
Other of Higgins’ examples are not so familiar but make perfect sense, pun intended, and make for fascinating reading. That innate sense of direction is, according to recent research, a result of the ability to detect the earth’s magnetic field. Scientists estimate there are twenty or thirty separately identifiable human senses.
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Necessities aside, what do you carry with you on a field trip?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Some years ago, I was doing research of waterbird migrations with a young ornithologist friend of mine. For example, when I’m birding alone, I rarely carry snacks – being outdoors, I am satisfied with air alone, it seems. A knowledgeable birder and great company, he was able to forget just about everything.
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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 14, 2023
It seems there is not much research done specifically on Blue-naped Parrots – the only paper I could find featuring the species was from 1981 and had the somewhat unappealing title “A Preliminary Study Comparing the Pharmacokinetics of Ampicillin Given Orally and Intramuscularly to Psittacines: Amazon Parrots (Amazond spp.)
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The Bird Way: A Book Review
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
A logical and outstanding successor to The Genius of Birds (2016), Ackerman’s award-winning book about bird cognition, The Bird Way explores the diversity of bird behavior, the norm and the extremes, with an emphasis on cutting-edge research and findings that explode assumptions. Yet, the research projects are never the whole story.
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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2023
Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.
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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2021
For example, hunting is not permitted in most NPS wilderness areas, but it is often allowed in wilderness areas managed by the other agencies. There is also a research institute dedicated to wilderness: the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute is an interagency facility located at the University of Montana.
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Animal Researchers Use Billboards to Promote Themselves
Critter News
OCTOBER 29, 2009
The "brave" animal researchers are taking their argument to the public and bypassing animal right activists. Here's an example. a billboard funded by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. Thanks to animal research, you won't." Let's discuss the research. Let's discuss the research. Ever had leprosy.
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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2011
The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. For the full Toronto Star story, go here.
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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review
10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2022
Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority). Copyright © 2022 Alexander Lees and James Gilroy.
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Not enough Woodpeckers
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2022
The HBW entry for the Downy Woodpecker (Reno, USA) illustrates a common phenomenon – apparently, the more a species is known, the more subjects for further research pop up. For example, the Northern Flicker (Reno, USA) is always interested in discussing the nutritional merits of different ant species.
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Mast Landing Brewing Company: Pantless Thunder Goose Double India Pale Ale
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2021
Devoted internet observers may recognize this beer’s name from a humorous fad that emerged several years ago in the wake (pardon the pun) of the Boaty McBoatface controversy , when that dubious name won what had been intended as a serious online poll to name a scientific research vessel.
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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab
Critter News
MARCH 6, 2010
million dollar research lab. And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS! It would be looking at biomedical or cellular mechanisms that are changed, for example in heart disease, and get insights into what might be a target for drug development.”.The It will house rodents for use in experiments.
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Birding Ruili, Yunnan
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2024
For example, one paper states that in Sri Lanka’s cloud forest, only about 3% of all trees have suitable cavities. Recognizing its value for eco-tourism and biogeographical research, it is essential to conserve this magnificent bird. Some research topics seem a bit bizarre to me.
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Visit the Arenal Observatory Lodge and Spa
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
These researchers preferred this property for their research due to its close proximity to the Arenal Volcano and resplendent natural environment. When the researchers returned home during their time off, they would tell their friends and family about the magic of this place, and year after year more and more people began arriving.
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Two Examples of Mice Experiments - Valid or Not?
Critter News
OCTOBER 24, 2009
Aren't there better things to research? Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't But see the qualifications in the article.The animal research has offered one explanation for the rising number of babies born with these conditions. Don't let your mouse watch TV."
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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research
Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures.
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A Survey of U.S. Birders
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2021
For example, the survey (of eBirders) found: “Nearly all respondents (99%) indicated they participate in birdwatching or birding.”. For example, (all quoted passages are lightly edited for readability): A large majority of respondents indicated their birding activities include 6 of the 7 activities asked about in the survey. “A
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zoologist or wildlife biologist?
Reddit Animals
OCTOBER 14, 2023
If I wanted to study animals, be around them, take care of them, and go places where I can research them (like the amazon) should I become a zoologist or wildlife biologist? (for example if you know fishing garett, I wanna do some of the stuff he does.) submitted by /u/sevisbassy [link] [comments]
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A Birder Attends a (Virtual) Ornithology Conference – Part II
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2020
As one topic example, Marconi Campos-Cerqueira presented a paper entitled “Past, Current and Future Distributions of Puerto Rican Fauna: Implications from Climate Change.” For example, palms are generally more resistant to storms and over the long term, they may predominate, deferentially impacting many bird species. by Eliza M.
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Is Medical Research on Animals REALLY the Only Way?
Critter News
MARCH 10, 2009
Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals. This story on HIV research is one example. Many people feel very uncomfortable with animal testing, even scientists I think, which is why they often get so emotional and defensive about their research.
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How The Bird Got Its Beak
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2015
If only you could make fine adjustments to the expression of existing DNA you could hatch a dinosaur, starting with, for example, a turkey. So this new research is very interesting, and we applaud the scientists for their work. See: Four Wings Good Two Wings Better? So how did beaks evolve? See: Are Birds Really Dinosaurs?
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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 3)
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2024
The researchers speculate that this is because of the contrast against the green canopy background – an explanation that seems a bit spurious to me if applied to captive birds. If Blue-winged Minlas gave concerts, they would probably ask for some nice bathing facilities.
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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges. Common bird and other animal names are listed in full; for example, Mangrove Finch is listed as “mangrove finch” rather than “finch, mangrove”; Marine iguana is listed as ‘marine iguana’ rather than ‘iguana, marine.’
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GARBO TALKS!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2016
And now, researchers from Japan, Germany and Sweden confirmed what I knew all the time, like if I needed them to tell me so. Conservation research tits They shamelessly commented on the way I moved to the impressions I made and didn’t like me one bit! Japanese Great Tit, credit: Toshitaka Suzuki.
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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2021
Originally organized by structure and ecology, they have been reclassified according to relationships discovered by DNA research. For example, I had no idea that some mushroom poisons only work when ingested with alcohol–watch out when you eat those morels! Hey, it’s not just us!). copyright © 2021 Karl B.
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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean: A Book Review by a Lover of Parliaments
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2015
I could go on and on, it’s that kind of a book—a comprehensive treatment of a species we respect and adore, based on the most current research, written in a style that, while factual, is from the author’s viewpoint, flavoring facts with a witty, observant personal quality. Mitochondrial DNA analysis strikes again.
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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales. Beagle , pt.
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It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2013
In 1898, Hermon Bumpus published a paper about change in the morphology in a population of House Sparrows that he proposed was an example of Darwinian Natural Selection in action. There are few areas of the world where they have been introduced and not survived (Greenland and Cape Verde are examples of this bird’s local demise).
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Tiny Asian bird discovered as sole member of ancient family. Who’s next?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 23, 2014
Big news about a small bird broke earlier this month when bird researchers from several nations announced that the species formerly known as Spotted Wren-Babbler ( Spelaeornis formosus ) — a tiny, secretive bird of montane forests from the eastern Himalayas to southeast China — is not a Spelaeornis wren-babbler at all.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2017
For example, binoculars and field guides have a cost that can be measured in dollars. Birders who submit their checklists to Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird likely know that their data may be used to conduct scientific research on subjects such as migration, changes in range, or assessment of populations.
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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. A number of research projects have sought to determine if some of these human brain abilities are found in other animals. Here’s the idea.
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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.
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U.S. Endangered Species Act: The System Works
10,000 Birds
JUNE 22, 2016
A prime example is a report newly released by the Center for Biological Diversity which suggests that, by and large, in the United States, the Endangered Species Act is indeed helping to save the birds it protects. In a world that’s often full of tragedy, every now and then some good news comes along to restore one’s faith in humanity.
Do birds avoid predators because of culture?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2015
Where predators are rare, turning more attention to feeding might produce a Darwinian benefit, for example. The most famous example of this is probably the Galapagos Islands. In fact, let’s take a moment to look at that particular example because most people have it wrong. My research in the Congo supports this idea.
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Birding Yancheng, Jiangsu
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
A nice example of gender equality of sorts. If you are a really really important person in the area of Long-eared Owl diet research, instead of looking at hundreds of individual papers, I recommend reading the paper “Synthesis of 312 Studies on the Diet of the Long-Eared Owl Asio otus “
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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea 2nd edition – A Field Guide Review
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2021
Some groups, for example shorebird illustrations, tend to be on a smallish side, probably due to the number of various plumages, plus flight paintings per plate. But in quite a few plates, for example, these storks, vagrants got no map. Brickle is a long-time Indonesia resident, birdwatcher and conservationist from 1992 onwards.
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264 Birds: The Downside
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2013
The results of this research paper appear in the Journal of Zoology. To me, this an interesting fact wrapped in language about a somewhat esoteric research program involving malaria and stuff. Birds mate selection parasites parus major research' Here’s the part that I find interesting. The paper is: Krams, et al.
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Bachelor's thesis on the treatment of animals during filming
Reddit Animals
AUGUST 15, 2023
Unethical examples of the treatment of animals in films: Presentation of controversial cases of animal mistreatment during the production of films, including cases of violations of legal regulations and violations of ethical standards. IV. Ethics and morality: A. End: A. B.
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