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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. Is this moral? Heinrich seems to think it is.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea? They are listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN red list.

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