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Book Review: Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

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” I’ll sometimes add “It’s in West Africa, I’ll be in South Africa. Hunting, the bush meat trade, habitat loss, population increases, they all have a part to play in this story. . “Aren’t I worried about Ebola?” ” To which I reply “No, not personally.”

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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

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The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Even though this referred to a period after the supposed “scavenging” phase, it lent support to the idea of a stepwise evolution of the ability to hunt.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. They are also hunted. I don’t think so.

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