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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. I for one can’t wait to see what the results of the experiments will be! Will you be tuning in?

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers. Which would be weird.

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Books for Animal Lovers; May Edition

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The author, Jeffery Masson, draws on recent scientific research, and of course his own personal experiences through his bond with his beloved dog Benjy to find out why, we have such close bonds with dogs. Filled with stunning images of the West, Pukka is a love story as well as Ted’s take on raising a puppy.

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

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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. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. In birding, a “nemesis bird” refers to a specific bird species that a birder has been trying to see or observe for a long time but has been unsuccessful in finding or encountering.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

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This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. Most importantly, this section provides an entry point to the major Portfolio of Birds section; each fact is followed by a page reference.

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