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Birding Inner Mongolia

10,000 Birds

Surprisingly, the moral of the story ( as cited by the Brothers Grimm ) includes one aspect that I had never considered: “The moral of this story is, first, that no one, however distinguished he thinks himself, should make fun of a lesser man, even if this man is a hedgehog. but without the bitter taste of losing a race.

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Highlights from Costa Rica, Global Bird Weekend, 2020

10,000 Birds

All of these were counted and I think it shows that we have an increasingly high number of dedicated, very competent local birders and bird guides as well as better information about where many species occur. Oh yeah, and the serious mega of the day was a dang adult Gray-hooded Gull seen at the shorebird hotspot of Punta Morales!

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 12 of 13

Animal Ethics

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. For example, the Vegetarian News Digest argued that “there is no information that indicates [Hitler] eliminated flesh food for humanitarian reasons.” The bulk of the population has given no reflection at all to the morality of eating meat.

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Birding Fraser`s Hill

10,000 Birds

If you like this kind of information – and who wouldn`t – I recommend the website where I found this, [link]. To be called Lesser Racquet-tailed Drongo – what does this do to the morale of a species? A Little Pied Flycatcher , presumably waiting to catch a fly. A Long-tailed Sibia.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

These birds (and their cross-references) are also included in the index and this separate listing does not include page numbers or any additional information. .’ Ironically, this is from Birds of Australia , which scholars and art historians suspect was more Elizabeth’s work than John’s.*.

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On "Wild Justice"

Animal Person

" Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals ," By Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce, is the most recent (for me) book that debunks myths about the differences between human and nonhuman animals. Also, Bekoff and Pierce present a descriptive view, not a normative view of morality. There are no judgments.

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Online Survey on Ethics and Animals

Animal Person

Covering both moral and strategic issues, the "Ethics and Animals" survey will provide a snapshot of our movement as of the present moment. For other information, such as banners and links to the survey in other languages, you may visit the blog of ethiQUEST Surveys, the survey administrator: ethiquest.wordpress.com.

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