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. Which would be weird.

Turkey 197

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. One of these killers even has the word “death” in its name, for crying out loud.

2019 212

2019 Australia Ducks Fowl 212

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Follow him on Twitter — he’s regularly tweeting great highlights from the research project. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s Jarvis et al.

Family 279

Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

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. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? If some microorganisms must be killed in the process, this is unfortunate but necessary for human life.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40