10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I saw it in a park in Delhi, and indeed the HBW remarks that it “has adapted well to human habitation, and is common and widespread in the parks and gardens of cities such as Delhi” (I once had a visitor from India here in Shanghai, and he asked me if/why there are no birds in Shanghai. Lucia, South Africa) will be your favorite.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” I’ll sometimes add “It’s in West Africa, I’ll be in South Africa. Hunting, the bush meat trade, habitat loss, population increases, they all have a part to play in this story. . “Aren’t I worried about Ebola?” ” To which I reply “No, not personally.”

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Any buffalo bones from prior to that transition were obviously scavenged.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2015

In some ways the the flowering of the antelopes as an evolutionary group mirrors our own story, as they benefited and spread widely as the world’s forests gave way to savannah and plains, just like humans. The crest on the back becomes erect during breeding displays.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation. As the names and habitats imply, not all owl species are alike, in behavior, adaptation, relationship to humans, and in how humans perceive them.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

If you like turkeys but just not that way, you might want to try a more humane and esoteric main course like Tofurky. I enjoy Tofurky quite a bit in certain dishes ( mmm , Hot Browns ) although now that I’ve seen how this mock meat is made , I’m not quite as hungry! Wherever you are, keep your eyes to the skies.

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