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Sentient: a book review

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The subtitle of Jackie Higgins’ book Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses , aptly sets forth her thesis – though the “wonder” it refers to could equally well be used to describe animal (not just human) senses, as she shows in fascinating detail.

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7 Tips for Creating a Dog-Friendly Yard

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The following tips will help you create a beautiful yard where you and your dog can happily coexist. Also, check labels and do your research before you use any fertilizers, pesticides, or mulch. Avoid Poisonous Plants and Materials. When selecting vegetation for your yard, stick with plants that are non-toxic for dogs.

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Flock to Marion

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These two islands are about halfway between the tip of South Africa and Antarctica in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean, have had relatively few human visitors, and are primarily inhabited with some of the rarest seabirds in the world and a smaller number of mammals. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. and seabirders.

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The Elusive Goal of Bird-Safe Skyscrapers

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Hat tip to Pat O’Donnell for the story; the image above is by GDS Architects, via CNN.) In the meantime, research into ways to make buildings safer for birds is ongoing. Or perhaps I should say “illusive.” The latest edition of Science News delves into the work of scientists studying this problem.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Though in terms of aesthetics, their nests are not much to look at – a paper (in Thai, but with an English summary) describes the nest as “a bulky, untidy ball hanging from the tip of a branch of stick with an average height of 1.39

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. They did flush eventually, but not because of humans. My particular favorite terns were the Sandwich Terns, a bird I rarely see in any numbers and just generally good looking with that natty yellow-tipped bill.

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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE

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It is home to some of the most concentrated and diverse shark populations in the world, including species with a reputation for attacking people, such as great white, bull, tiger, black tip, ragged tooth and dusky sharks. Does floating listlessly or actively swimming make humans a more attractive target? Bodily fluids.

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