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Well Adapted for a Plunge-diving Lifestyle

10,000 Birds

Watching Humboldt seabirds on the cold waters off the coast of South America , I noticed that of them dive for their fish/food. Small birds will take shallow dives with little or no head start (terns and some gulls) whereas other will take impressive head starts for deeper dives and generally larger fish.

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A healthy diet for healthy pets

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s no secret that a healthy diet is the path to a long and vigorous lifestyle, and that is certainly true for our pets. We all know this, but how can you be sure that you’re providing your companion with the best possible diet for a healthy lifestyle? So the only way to influence their healthy lifestyle is through their diet.

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Tips on how to create data for my animal guessing game

Reddit Animals

I lowkey want to combine phylum and kingdom, but dont know if this is a good method and wouldnt know what to call it, the phylum replacement would look something like this: Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Amphibians, Birds, Arthropods (i feel like this would cover all of the necessary animals, i could also include other types of invertebrates, but idk) Also (..)

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Do Snowy Owls really belong in genus Bubo?

10,000 Birds

This new analysis again suggested that Snowy Owls (and the fascinating fish-owls ) are embedded within the eagle-owl complex. In fact, in 2009, Wink et al. So I wasn’t aware there was any controversy about the matter, until I saw a passage in a new monograph on the bird, The Snowy Owl , by Eugene Potapov and Richard Sale.

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Reasons to Choose a Pet-Friendly Retirement Community

4 The Love Of Animals

And no matter what pet you own — be it a snake, a turtle, a ferret, a hamster or guinea pig, an aquarium full of exotic fish, or perhaps an iguana — you want to be sure that your senior living community supports your pet living there. Of course, not all pets are cats and dogs. Perhaps you don’t own a pet, but always wanted to.

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Vegan Goes Mainstream!

Animal Ethics

I had been focused on what I had to give up—sugar, gluten, alcohol, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese. She is experiencing firsthand the synergistic benefits that come from a vegan lifestyle. On Day 2, Oprah reported: "Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying. What's left?' Apparently a lot.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

10,000 Birds

Reading the title, I feared you had succumbed to the “hook & bullet&# lifestyle of the Rockies and now carried a very, very big-calibered gun with you. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. @Nicole: Glad you liked it! Jochen Mar 15th, 2011 at 4:29 am Ack!!

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