10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

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.

Turkey 201

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 201

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

But the method she advocates for reaching those goals—raising grass-eating, pasture-foraging farm animals—would appear to be notoriously difficult to reproduce on a scale large enough to harvest enough meat, at a reasonable cost, for all the people wanting to eat meat in this country, let alone the world. James Siegel Portland, Me.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2020

And, on any other night, that could very well mean grouse is being served, as the Scottish table is famed for the bounty of its abundant fish and game. And with his striking jet-black plumage, he’s the perfect fowl to represent this darker, smoky offering from The Famous Grouse. .

Sheep 196

Sheep Branding Ireland Fowl 196

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Indiana teacher raises the bar for newbie birders everywhere by finding the state’s first record of a Black-tailed Godwit. It’s not quite Tippi Hedren–worthy, but birds swarming your living room is probably fair game for some NSFW language. Now you have.

Malta 183

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 183