10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

For reasons no one fully understands, much of Mississippi, Alabama, and inland Georgia lack Painted Buntings during the breeding season, a gap of several hundred miles. What if we chose new English names for both species, names that capture the wonder and appreciation that these birds inspire in us humans? Stability, stability!

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Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 268

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. First, if you are, like me, geographically challenged, then you need to know that this is not about Georgia, the U.S.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

On February 17th they rescued 26 Pit Bulls near Sandersville, Georgia. “Being chained 24/7 is no way to live—they have lived miserable lives, and are just starved for human contact.&#. The ASPCA continually does amazing work on behalf of our animal companions. They also had signs of neglect, broken bones, wounds and infections.

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ASPCA Pit Bulls Dogs Animal Abuse 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Twenty-four hours uninterrupted sleep,” wrote Vonda in Georgia. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. Just Desserts. “I’d

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 244

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 3, 2010

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) energy healing is a gentle, painless, yet powerful modality that works on all living things – human and animal. Animals in particular are receptive to Reiki, because they have a higher energy frequency running through their bodies than humans do. Humans have seven main chakras.

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For Animals Animal Emotional The Humane Society 100

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2007

9): Gail Collins writes: “Human-ape conversation was a very hot topic back in the late 1960s, when researchers first taught a chimpanzee named Washoe to use sign language. Georgia State University Atlanta, Aug. They're not like dogs and cats, which evolved with humans. To the Editor: Re “An Ape Types in Iowa” (column, Aug.

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New York Times New York Apes Georgia 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. All of them had successfully learned the skills we taught them to forage in “safe&# areas and avoid humans. I think not!

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 241

Critter News

JULY 19, 2009

Georgia readers should contact this Republican Senator and ask what's up. According to Michael Markarian from the Humane Society, Sunstein's confirmation is supposedly being held due to pressure from some agribusiness groups. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)

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Animal Protection Protection Obama Animal Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

I particularly liked the section on Anatomy and Morphology, which explains the anatomical adaptations that enable woodpeckers to do the things they do, like drum at rates that would explode human skulls. Looking at the map for Red-headed Woodpecker, for example, you would think that the bird could be found as easily in New York as in Georgia.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!). They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars.

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 196