10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Mating pairs are faithful for life and share the tasks of raising the young. Illegal capture for the wild animal trade is an obvious peril for such a charismatic species, but this big blue bird is also hunted both for its meat and feathers. The Hyacinth Macaw doesn’t start a family until it is seven years old.

Protection 183

Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 183

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Aptly called the tube-nosed birds, on account of their raised and highly visible nostrils, these species are able to hone in on oceanic food from several miles away, based on smell alone. This is particularly useful for a bird with small eyes that hunts under the soil surface at night.

Birds 208

Birds Mammals Mozambique New Zealand 208

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Here is a New York Times blog post about wolf hunting. While this belief might not compel us to be vegetarians, it does demand significant changes in the way we raise animals for food, and it forbids wolf hunting as a form of entertainment. Is meat-eating necessary? Why does this belief not "compel us to be vegetarians"?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian New York Times Pigs Morals 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers.

Turkey 198

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 198

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Niman gives us is to pay attention to the source of meat products and what our mothers always told us: clean your plate. To the Editor: The claims Nicolette Hahn Niman makes for how greenhouse gases might be reduced while still eating meat may very well be true, and I do not have the expertise to challenge them. The best advice Ms.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

Rhinoceros 124

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). They are also hunted. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them.

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200