10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Here are some things I’ve learned from the Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean by Scott Weidensaul: The Burrowing Owl is the only North American owl species where the male is larger than the female, albeit, only slightly larger. And the term is ‘non-reversed size dimorphism.’).

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North America Owls America Dominican Republic 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. The rest of the 216 pages long book is devoted to various African bird families and half a dozen individual species. Some are incredibly rare and hard to find.

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Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

processed the entire genomes of 48 bird species and compared nearly 42 million base pairs of DNA (Hackett et al. ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. Erich Jarvis discuss key findings. ). were revolutionary for using 32,000 base pairs!) Open Jarvis et al.’s

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

According to reports in the media , a recording from 1987 recently rediscovered by researchers has captured a Musk Duck ( Biziura lobata ) in Australia repeatedly uttering the phrase “You bloody fool” as part of its courtship display, apparently having picked up this impolite exclamation by mimicking overheard human speech.

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2019 Australia Ducks Fowl 213

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” What should our moral attitude be toward eating members of these species?

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Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40