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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

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Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. As I’ve noted elsewhere, it was really Darwin’s experiences on the Falklands that first congealed many of his evolutionary insights. The bottom line is this. Do they learn it from other birds, and if so, what kind of learning is it?

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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The Friskies Plus Playhouse

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Friskies is always looking for new ways to enhance play experiences for cats,” says Alison Coburn, assistant brand manager for Friskies. There is a large built-in aquarium, touch floor to play Friskies® Games for Cats and many unique climbing spaces. Starting today you can watch as 10 cats play and live in the Friskies Plus Playhouse!

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Here are some myths: Falconry birds are essentially pets. If you are a bad hunting partner and do not flush enough game, the raptor will fly off when released and not return. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry. If anything, falconry birds like the above red-tailed hawk are a hunting partner, especially wild caught birds.

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A Hamster’s Story: The making of a novel

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Emmie loves her pets. She was never happier playing with the pet. Her mother came and sat next to Emmie while she held Carnie in her lap and petted him. Comforting an eight-year-old while she pets her dying hamster, dripping tears…it is easier to catch a breeze in your hands and return it to its home. Carnie was sluggish.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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Hare could run a very profitable shell game. Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling. See a video on how dogs think like us.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

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There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. There is a strong lack of homes willing to open their doors to fostering a shelter pet. Imagine the heart exploding with happiness that the beautiful pet you have supported and loved, has found forever love with a great family. Look at tail wag.

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