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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Because Loons’ coastal wintering habitats can be severely impacted by oil spills and other human activities, this information has important implications for wildlife managers. Here’s one of the maps from that paper: *FIGURE 1.

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Birding Shanghai in January 2024

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It seems that like me, Oriental Storks are not that fond of humans. A study found that in areas with intense human activity, their nests were higher, while in safer environments, the nests were lower and closer to food resources, allowing parent storks to invest more in the nestlings. Well, they are birds, not humans.

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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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A paper by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines argues that trapping the parrot is essentially a way of wasting money. Like many humans, it is presumed to be monogamous (source: HBW). and Blue-Naped Parrots (Tanygnathus lucionensis)” Instead of reading that paper, maybe watch the video ?

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 3)

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Verditer Flycatchers apparently like to nest in human houses as they provide good nesting sites – in contrast, Daurian Redstarts pick human houses because the presence of humans lowers the predation risk ( source ). Progress this is not.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

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Baby birds are cuteness personified, possibly even more so than other baby animals, including human babies, and pose interesting questions of survival and development. Baby birds may be separated from the nest and their parents because of natural occurrences (violent weather, floods) or unknowing human interference or predators.

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Help with mice

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Hey, we have just one mouse who is stuck in our living room and we need to get it out, now the person I’m living with tried to get humane traps but the a **e who bought the traps only bought the deadly traps.

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Mountain Gorilla Characteristics: Physical Appearance & Size

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All living primates, with the exception of humans, have opposable big toes, which allow the feet to grasp objects just like the hands and are a crucial tool for climbing trees. This is possible because their arms are longer than their legs. They don’t use their palms to support themselves when doing this; instead, they use their knuckles.