10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Red-billed Curassow ( Crax blumenbachii ), a large, ground-dwelling bird belonging to the same family as the more familiar Plain Chachalaca of southern Texas, was never a very widespread species. There are certain birding experiences that stay with you forever. And that was it.

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Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 221

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I am deeply troubled and angry that the National Institute of Health wants to move almost 200 chimpanzees from this facility to a laboratory in Texas where they may be subjected to testing. This is a matter of human compassion to prevent the further suffering of animals that have already served this species in prior experiments.

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Los Angeles New Mexico Primates New York Times 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

Though all birds will be somehow impacted by climate change, I think it is important to note that not all will suffer. Conversely, parts of the world that have traditionally been quite dry may experience more rainfall. Will early-arriving birds suffer from having to endure late winter storms?

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North America Birds San Francisco Suffering 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Nevertheless, it necessary to combine field experience with museum experience to create a vivid and accurate image of a species. However, I do think that there are illustrations here that suffer from washed-out blacks and whites that almost blend into the background. In this specific case, I have to go with the latter.

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America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. We have already seen that Jonathan thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily. What does he think about killing animals?

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40