4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Yasha paved the way for what would later happen with Chaser, as Yasha often would take part in many classroom behavioral experiments. Using play and positive reinforcements rather than relying on treats or punishment, he started training her to recognize items by name, and by group. The book is a very interesting read.

Dogs 100

Dogs Psychology South Carolina Research 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

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. Curious and inventive, he figured out he didn’t need their assistance, just their instructions to help him capture and train a young Cooper’s Hawk.

Falcons 190

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Previously, even researchers had problems getting access to nesting Kirtland’s Warblers. Now there are volunteer guides, tours and a local festival.

Michigan 240

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

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.

Singapore 147

Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2016

It may take a bit of training to obtain a mindset strong and focussed enough to blend out the surroundings, but once that is achieved, watching Common Moorhens at these artificial locations is a pure treat since you can get close and can watch them do many different things that have nothing to do with getting startled at having emerged from reeds.

Zoos 100

Zoos Germany California Condor Lions 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 9, 2010

It takes a bit of research, but learning the early symptoms of pet illness can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars in the long run. Contrary to what you might think, pet grooming does not have to be a stressful experience. Health ailments typically start out as minor inconveniences before they blossom into full blown catastrophe.

Vet 100

Vet Pets Research Industry 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2018

Later on, as my research got a little bit more detailed, this might just turn out to be a huge stop. Day two in Cairns, was some tourist stuff, but there are always birds, so when we were riding the historic train up to Kuranda, my head was hanging out the window, looking for what ever I can find.

2000 100

2000 Rights Turkey Parrots 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Marc Hauser, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, recently opened his own such research lab and has 1,000 dogs lined up as subjects. Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. and Europe. Going to the Dogs.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Make sure you can do the same.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

After a few tense moments and some mild panic, we had all trained our telescopes on a Snow Leopard stalking across a far mountain slope. Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. The distance was extreme, estimated at 2.5-3km,

Snow Leopard 279

Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

All the training with the bird is based on positive reinforcement. They know how to trap raptors and if something is interesting nearby, they will try to band it for research. If you see a known falconer trapping a bird of prey, he’s taking it for falconry. Not always. Quite a few falconers are also licensed bird banders.

Wisconsin 251

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 251

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or 3 Responses to “Spring is for Wheatears&# Duncan Mar 18th, 2011 at 3:36 pm I got to experience a wheatear-palooza on my one day birding around Dubai last year. Get yours today!

Cyprus 145

Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? by Marc Bekoff. Empathy Among Elephants. It’s Okay To Be A Birdbrain.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. And, if you are part of an ongoing atlas project in your state, tell us about your experiences. A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book.

Pennsylvania 239

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. Documentaries are not ethnographic research films, they are mediative realities, reflecting an individual’s perspective on a specific person or event.

Eagles 102

Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 102

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Scientific research and expertise are needed here. But recent experiments with chimpanzees suggest that the day may be near when we can ask trained chimpanzees if they want to be eaten for food. Such animals would be incapable of feeling pain or having experiences of any kind. KBJ: I agree that this is a factual question.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40