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Joy for Orphan Elephants

4 The Love Of Animals

Most likely orphaned by poachers who killed her mother for profit, the one-year-old baby is believed to have been subsequently attacked by local Maasai tribesmen who were angry about losing their traditional grazing land to the park. The spear had penetrated ten inches, rupturing her sinuses, which prevented her from using her trunk to drink.

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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

10,000 Birds

Attempting to bluff the bear in believing that they were even bigger bears, Hoshino suggested raising their hands, to appear taller. Those bears live in the wild and are not used to humans. Zebra finch, Taeniopygia (Poephila) guttata. From the behavioural point of view, what has happened? Shoveler, Northern, Anas clypeata.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 2 of 13

Animal Ethics

Presumably it would include all human beings, whether they are in the habit of eating animals or not. Since animals cannot be judged morally praiseworthy or blameworthy, the question of whether it is morally wrong for them to eat meat cannot be raised. In the case of human beings, the situation is different. If so, how?

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