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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Even to the author of the paper, who cautiously adds that “nest architecture is unlikely to be irrelevant to females, and its role deserves further investigation” (if swear words were allowed on 10,000 Birds, I would say that he is trying to cover his ass). It is also classified as Near Threatened.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

Hare could run a very profitable shell game. Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. Marc Hauser, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, recently opened his own such research lab and has 1,000 dogs lined up as subjects. and Europe.

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The Black Album: Black Birders, Blackpoll Warblers, Black-tailed Godwits, Black Flamingos, and more

10,000 Birds

Severe weather can stress birds and even influence the coloration of their feathers , new research finds. Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Researchers have figured out where the thought-to-be-extinct Bryan’s Shearwater is roosting. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Different, but the same?

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