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Question: looking for animal info

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Is there a species of social animal that kills members of its species when they hoard too many resources? Like an animal equivalent to "eat the rich?" " submitted by /u/Nhymerael [link] [comments]

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Wanderings in December Fog

10,000 Birds

A Common Buzzard in the ground, another on the top of a bush… Buzzards were the most obvious birds, most of them coming from the more northerly countries to overwinter here and serve for target practice to a hoard of trigger-happy poachers. Here it is a strictly wintering species, and the first individual I have seen this winter.

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Minnesota, a Winter Owl Wonderland

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Great Gray Owl , Northern Hawk Owl , Snowy Owl – this trinity captures the imagination of most birders with their imposing presence, unique adaptations, and beauty as among the most desired species of bird to see in the world. On the third day, we finally connected with the species I wanted to see the most and just could not miss.

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When Feeding Birds Runs Amuck

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Do neighbors refer to you as bird species + Lady or Guy? Birds definitely need our help when it comes to habitat preservation, but attracting hoards of birds is not the way. So I offer you this word of advice if you are curious if you are feeding birds too much. Are you the local Goose Lady? Grackle Guy?

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Birding Inner Mongolia

10,000 Birds

Like many other species, the Chinese Nuthatch is expected to be affected by climate change. For this and a few other species, a 2003 paper tries to estimate this effect and concludes that depending on which of two scenarios will occur, the range reduction will be 79.8-80.4% Third note: no more notes. Let’s move to the birds).

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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The book offers numerous facts about many species, findings of hundreds of research projects, notes on trends and exceptions from the norm, but little that captures the poetry of winter bird behavior or ignites a passion for change.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

10,000 Birds

Birders cherish and hoard books above all other trappings of the pastime, and rather than relegating these tomes to the home library or study, they’re routinely carried out-of-doors as constant and dog-eared companions in field and forest. Few hobbies place such value on the written knowledge contained in books as does birding.

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