10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2014
Aficionados of natural history writing should recognise the author as that of the Song of the Dodo , the popular science book about biogeography and conservation that to me rates as one the finest popular science books ever written. The book is about zoonoses, diseases that jump from animals to people.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
They are also raised commercially for meat and eggs, as described in that beacon of ornithological knowledge, the World’s Poultry Science Journal. Male Brownish-flanked Bush Warblers with a greater repertoire of songs are able to hold their territory longer than those with smaller repertoires ( source ).
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2012
As the old saying goes, “when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras” This is not an easy bird, but it is expected. Identification of abnormal birds such as this one is not an exact science, but this one seems to break down as one half White-throated Sparrow and one half Dark-eyed Junco.
Animal Ethics
JULY 28, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ Mustangs Stir a Debate on Thinning the Herd ” (front page, July 20): The Bureau of Land Management is charged with protecting wild horses and burros on the Western rangelands. Davis, an emeritus professor of animal science at Oregon State University, says the horses “damage” the environment.
Animal Person
AUGUST 3, 2009
Finally, Scott writes that "we have the responsibility to set aside emotion as much as possible and make rational, science-based decisions on policy in an effort to balance the concerns of all involved.". All we do as vegans is take a reality--the reality of the sentience of cats, dogs, horses, chickens, sheep, cows, etc.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2018
” Long before the science and physiology of taste were formally understood, brewers knew to avoid jarring combinations of sour and bitter flavors that signal poisons to our brains. If you can advertise beer with Clydesdale horses, bull terriers, and bullfrogs, I don’t see why you can’t use a Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2018
Nonprofit organizations, science, and the best intentions in the world came to the rescue with a captive breeding program, and we now have over 400 Pink Pigeons living in Mauritius, the nearby island of Ile aux Aigrettes, and the zoos hosting the breeding program, including the Bronx Zoo. Horses bolted. … Day was turned to dusk.
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