10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2024

Any place that used to be good for an interesting species last year is likely to have been turned into another construction site this year. I don’t think many other bird species are named after Japanese citizens. Also, there are quite some variations within each species – for details, see here. One, a Ryukyu Minivet.

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Chicago Birds Asia China 149

Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Thanks to Chimpanzee Information for pointing this travesty out. They are not humans and it's not psychologically healthy for them to be treated that way. The individual primate and the species that is depleted for this "trade." Tags: Stupid entertainment primates endangered species. This is seriously weird stuff.

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Monkeys Primates United States Endangered Species 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

In addition to splits, selected rare visitors have been added (Lesser Sand-Plover, Zenaida Dove, Red-vented Bulbul and African Collared-Dove are some of the species new to the East book, Streaked Shearwater, Stonechat, Red-flanked Bluetail and Japanese White-eye are some of the West adds), and selected exotics.

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North America 2003 Birds America 171

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Once you manage to spell it correctly – which may take some time if my own Google experiences are any indication – you will find plenty of information online about the birds and the birding within this amazing park. Having said that, it is very important that you are prepared psychologically for the masses.

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Suffering Birds Indonesia 2013 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. A quick comparison of how raptor species are depicted in Eastern Birds as compared to the photographic images in Raptors shows that each title has unique images. Thirty-four species of hawks are covered in the book.

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North America Bald Eagle Falcons Owls 222

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species.

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