10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2016

There’s something for everyone in this week’s bird news—gotta get ’em all! Apparently humans aren’t the only creatures that engage in booty calls—the prospect of getting some on the side leads Field Sparrows to sing for mates at nigh t. First off, does your injured bird need a blood transfusion?

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New Zealand Research Florida Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior. In New Zealand, the Spotted Dove is an introduced species.

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Birds Singapore Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. But that’s another story. Here’s the idea. Just eat the food.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 233

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. Laughing Owl, 1909, New Zealand, photo taken by Cuthbert and Oliver Parr, pp. more than there really was to see!” (p. And, they are fascinating. The photographs were never published.

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Animal Hawaii Mammals Dolphins 269

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Having warned to her theme she introduces her villain of the piece, the AMNH researcher Chris Filardi, who collected a kingfisher. Throughout his professional career, Chris has maintained a commitment to bridging his research interests with grassroots conservation. How it is being affected by human intrusions?

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Collecting Papua New Guinea Science Birds 162

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. 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. by Marc Bekoff.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I worked with an enormous collection of bird skins in the collection of Te Papa (The National Museum of New Zealand) during my (unfinished) PhD. New Zealand Bitterns. This collection isn’t some ghastly memorial or symbol of human stupidity. Bush Wrens.

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Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji 225