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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Whittaker had not yet gotten the message that birds don’t smell, her intellectual background was in primate research, but a colleague set her straight, telling her, “Birds don’t have a sense of smell, so I don’t understand why you’d study that anyway?” ” (p. ” such as “how do birds smell?

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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.2

Critter News

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director. The director informed me that not only spit is apt to fly in such a situation; and at his urging we retreated. The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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