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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE

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Nat Geo Wild is airing an amazing show tonight called Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE! will also have the opportunity to connect and tune in to Shark Attack Experiment LIVE online at natgeotv.com and via social media. Does floating listlessly or actively swimming make humans a more attractive target? Bodily fluids.

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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

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He tells, for example, of sitting close by a fox den, and watching a raccoon walk past it with a look of acknowledgement. The coon wasn’t scared, McMullan explains, because it can hold its own with a fox in a fight. But the coon wanted the fox to know, nevertheless, that the coon was aware of its presence. He probably should do.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. It’s not easy. Osborn is a superlative natural history writer.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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No one in the room–neither dog nor human–can tell which cup hides the biscuit. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. “Humans are unique. Hare could run a very profitable shell game.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. But in the case of Harris Hawks , this mentality jumps the species barrier and they form a strong bond with their human partners, readily accepting their non-avian hunting companions as members of their pack. Take lions, wolves, hyenas to name a few.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the History of Animal Cruelty

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The degree of restriction placed on human behavior, furthermore, is relatively slight. Whereas it once used to be argued, as by Newman , that the least human good compensates for any possible amount of animal suffering, the current doctrine is that it requires a considerable good to compensate for such suffering.