10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I may have said this before, but thrushes always remind me a bit of German housewives – robust and reliable, but not particularly graceful (there is a reason I live in China and not in Germany). On the other hand, in the West, mice, and rats are also kept as pets, maybe with the same logic.

Birds 196

Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 196

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The USA’s only truly indigenous parrot was wiped out by a combination of factors, although direct persecution through hunting seems to have been the major contributor. Dozens of other introduced bird species, largely escapees from pet owners, now call Miami home. But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city.

Miami 130

Miami Parrots Research Birds 130

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. See TIME’s video “ The March of TIME: Hunting Dog Field Trials.&#. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100