Osprey Cam
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2014
One of the interesting things about web cams is that as they foster familiarity, they also favor the familiar human urge to impose narrative.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2014
One of the interesting things about web cams is that as they foster familiarity, they also favor the familiar human urge to impose narrative.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2016
A press release about the study likened the contrast to “the differences between humans with and without freckles.”) The moral of the story: As our knowledge of genetics grows, and this tool becomes more accessible to more researchers, things we think we know about birds may change.
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Animal Person
JUNE 1, 2009
But " Minding the Animals: Ethology and the Obsolescence of Left Humanism " is a great look back at how we humans have managed to always find a way to consider ourselves unique, despite what the reality of the nonhuman world tells us. Here are some of my favorite passages. [S]ince
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Dogs can differentiate dilutions of 1 part per billion, follow faint odor trails, and are 10,000 times more sensitive than humans to certain odors.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. The use of wildlife for subsistence purposes by human populations should not be equated with their commercial consumptive use.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
And, Essay #195, “Our Human Values: The Ugly,” describes the standoff between catfish loving Double-crested Cormorants and catfish farmers in the Missouri Valley. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds).
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Moral philosophy is no substitute for political action. It is simply projustice, insisting only that the scope of justice be seen to include respect for the rights of animals. Success requires nothing less than a revolution in our culture's thought and action. Might does not make right; might does make law. Still, it can make a contribution.
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