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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In fact, the Language Research Center at Georgia State University has engaged in continuous social, cognitive and biobehavioral research on primates, including language training and research, since 1981. Georgia State University Atlanta, Aug. The Great Ape Trust is the only place in America where this kind of research still goes on.”

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

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. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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