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Is there an animal like this?

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And are sensible to things, be it sound, smell, they can sense things, be alert, like cat whiskers, or rabbit ears, etc. they are haunted by other animals, or are in trouble due to humans, maybe humans hunt them or use them for experiments, maybe now there's few in wild or most have been domesticated, anything like that.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

10,000 Birds

During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). My job is to move ahead and kick bushes in the hope of flushing a rabbit or hare. “HO!!

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Not enough Woodpeckers

10,000 Birds

“I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.). In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. Except for the falconer’s jesses and bell, they were to be allowed freedom to pursue life in the wild, life with minimal human contact. The concern possessed him.

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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. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences?

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights. Lions quenching their thirst in Etosha National Park by Adam Riley Observing Lions hunting is a thrilling experience. Rhinoceros Beetles are nocturnal and most often found at night when they are attracted to bright lights.

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