10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

Third, which we already suspected, bird brains are adjusted to provide extra smartness in a way not seen in mammals. Bird, at least the ones that fly, can’t afford this kind of waste, so bird brains have evolved to be much more efficient than mammal brains. City Great Tit ( Parus major ) telomeres shortened.

Mammals 107

Mammals Zebras Birds Primates 107

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

For two years — years when I was learning to walk, talk, and name the animals that lived in the woods behind my parents farm, years when the roots of my own engagement with the environment were planted — the black-footed ferret was North America’s premier extinct mammal, gone forever with the Passenger Pigeon and the Great Auk.

Ferrets 179

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 179

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

July 24, 2010 BP brazenly says an internal investigation has cleared the company of all gross negligence in the spill. Officials reported 48 marine mammals, mostly dolphins, and 87 dead sea turtles during the first two months alone. The NOOA recorded approximately 70 marine mammal strandings each year prior to 2010.

2010 225

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 225

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Actually, many birds are able to use smell; the 2006 edition of the classic textbook Ornithology states, “Although they have been underestimated in the past, the olfactory abilities of most birds are comparable to those of some mammals (Mason and Clark 2000). ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued. It is also a bit misleading.

Science 209

Science Research Birds Turkey 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2016

Common Tree Snake coming forward to investigate us. The Common Tree Snakes eat frogs, small reptiles and small mammals and due to their agility it would not be hard for them to capture something around here! Note the Common Tree Snake goes up and around to the top of the photo and I cut some off!

Reptiles 100

Reptiles Investigation Cats Mammals 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' There’s a Three-striped Palm Squirrel by the side of the track, while Jungle Bush Quails are running across it in front of our Maruti Gypsy, almost the official safari vehicle of India.

Tigers 237

Tigers India Killing 2012 237

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation. Its host range includes mosquitoes of the genus Culex , birds, and mammals, with the mosquitoes acting as the virus’ principal vector. The Usutu Virus’ origins are in Africa south of the Sahara.

Germany 159

Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 159

Animal Person

JULY 3, 2009

Just to be clear, this book deals with the nonhuman animals who are most like us: social vertebrates, and specifically social mammals (and there are a handful of references to cetaceans who behave similarly). The scientific investigation of morality, in humans and nonhumans alike, is in its infancy" (39).

Morals 100

Morals Mammals Humane Emotional 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. If left unchecked, free-roaming cats will breed and their populations increase at locations where they find suitable shelter and food, resulting in environmental/property damage, and public nuisance.

Feral Cats 201

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Geophagy, the intentional consumption of soil by vertebrates, has long been documented in a number of bird and mammal species – including wide-spread use by humans – which consume soil to increase absorption of certain minerals not naturally occurring in the local diet. That’s right – birds eating clay.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Did birds repeatedly evolve migration because they ‘need’ to migrate more than, say, mammals? The answer would surely be “yes&# which then leads to the question of why?

Research 186

Research Humane Compassion New York 186

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Of course, the paper ends with the usual thinly disguised request for more research grants: “This sharing behavior could indicate a high level of social awareness and prosociality that should be further investigated. And to end this post, a mammal. Cute, admittedly – but still a mammal, not a bird.

Finland 147

Finland Birds 2016 McDonalds 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2014

My Dad is less of a biologist and more interested in history, but is also laid back and happy enough watching us have fun, but we even managed to find some historical sites to investigate. Oh, and mammals like Bornean Orangutans, B ornean Gibbons , Banded Civets , Bearded Pigs and Maroon Langurs.

Birds 179

Birds Bats Elephants Family 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

If the animal then touches or investigates the mark, it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as an image of itself, rather than of another animal. Many nocturnal mammals and birds such as the Kiwi would likely wholeheartedly agree.

Birds 178

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 178