10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. Secondly, New Zealand had already experienced on wave of extinction due to the introduction or rats and human hunting. The Eurasian Blackbird was not found in new Zealand before man, but it is now.

New Zealand 164

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Basically, hornbills get paid by evolution to eat fruit, digest the fleshy parts, and regurgitate or defecate the rest – a means of seed transportation that is apparently quite attractive to many plants despite the yuck factor involved. One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars.

Rhinoceros 148

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 148

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s all about the improbable intersection of human beings and Emperor Penguins, and if I can’t make it to an Emperor Penguin colony (highly unlikely), reading this book has been the next best thing. It’s part memoir, part travelogue, part scientific narrative, part prologue to making an argument for Antarctic conservation.

Penguins 194

Penguins Seals Leopards Research 194

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

For example, Carl Cohen, who has argued at length that animals don’t have rights, admits: If animals feel pain (and certainly mammals do,), we humans surely ought cause no pain to them that cannot be justified. Nor ought we kill them without reason. Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate , p. Running time: 12 Minutes.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

Most of them had brought kids along as well (probably among my least favorite mammals), which were pulled on gaudily colored skiing sleds by their hapless parents, creating a constant raucous noise. The authors speculate that “human disturbance (i.e. Unfortunately, their overall nesting success was only 18%.

Pandas 249

Pandas Birds Eggs China 249

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

Below are a few suggestions of sites within the city that can easily be reached using public transport. The lower part of this loop often has much less human disturbance than the top half and thus can be more productive. There is no transport inside the park and all travel must be on foot. Lucky visitors may even spot a Tapir.

Brazil 160

Brazil Birds Transported Game 160