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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

10,000 Birds

That means that before starting the migration, the birds spend 15-18 hours per day feeding and fattening up and even moving their sleeping locations close to the food source to save time ( source ), equivalent to a Tour de France cyclist locking himself into a McDonald’s restaurant for a few days before starting the race.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

Frances Moore Lappé, in her fine book Diet for a Small Planet , also points out the simplistic thinking that is involved in supposing that going without meat is going to help the starving people of the world. KBJ: I’m speechless.