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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

20): Blake Hurst, a former hog farmer and president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, cautions that “we can’t ask the pigs what they think.” To the Editor: Thanks to Blake Hurst for reminding us how bizarre it is for humans to think that they know what makes other animals happy. But we can ask, and they can answer.