10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

Now, there is a new study that has significant advantages of the Bumpus study, though the latter will still be useful in teaching about evolution because of its limitations and the questions it raises. As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S. If so, the frequency of road kill should decline over time.

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Killing South Africa Nebraska Collecting 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Lost Animals is a book about what was lost and witnesses to the loss—how the bird or mammal was viewed, often for the last time, through the lens of a camera. They would pause over them and just gaze, sometimes even raising the book towards their eyes in the vain hope that this action would allow them to see more.—more

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

A poisoned rodent can kill whatever eats it, and death by poison is a very bad way to go. as well as a rare mammal, the California fisher. Kudos to this awesome group, which has changed minds, laws, and continues to raise awareness of an environmental disaster which too many people don’t even realize has been taking place.

Rats 236

Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 236

Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed. The hysteria of the crowd surely played a part in escalating an already frightening situation. Michelle Nadon, Aurora, Canada To the editor: Bars?

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles Gorillas Zoos Non Human 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

We all thought the kindest approach would be to end her suffering, but then…she raised her head and looked directly at me. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds.

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Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 229

Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder? Like other mammals, they are capable of strong emotions. I do not claim to have the answer, but I think it is certainly worthwhile to raise the question: Why, exactly, all over the civilized world, in virtually every major city, are apes in prison? .*

Animal 100

Animal Medical Research Apes Research 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

Ethical vegetarianism is the thesis that killing and eating animals is morally wrong whenever equally nutritious plant-based alternatives are available. Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. Nor ought we kill them without reason. Running time: 12 Minutes.

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Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 billion mammals annually. But they don’t live in North America. Unless we put them there.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. At 15h59, the female picked up the fourth chick and killed it by repeatedly crushing it with her beak. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

After one 3 year stint, they left with 131,405 specimens including birds, mammals, reptiles, plants and even human remains (which were only recently repatriated for burial in Africa!) In 1964, Clancey’s “Birds of Natal and Zululand” raised the total to 590. They discovered Gurney’s Sugarbird during their time in South Africa.

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Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 182

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. Trips Mammals South Africa'

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 185

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

It’s not surprising that animals—especially, but not only, mammals—share many emotions with us because we also share brain structures—located in the limbic system—that are the seat of our emotions. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

And, Fuller should know; he has spent his career producing books about extinct birds and mammals, including the recent Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record, from his home in England. In both countries, birds have been killed for reasons of food, commerce, and sport. journey, written up in diary format.

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The extinction event that wiped out the pterosaurs, the non-avian dinosaurs, and so much other life created enormous opportunity for new organisms to diversify and thrive (lucky for us placental mammals!), So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Where do these abilities come from? Jarvis et al.

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Without further ado, here are our Best Birds of the Year for 2015… Jochen makes us all jealous with a bird that most of us would kill to see. Duncan chose a mammal! 2015 was great and here’s hoping 2016 will be even better. Do the same pairs return, if possible, to the same nests after their long winter migration?

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

There aren’t many mammal ticks on this trip, but the ones you get are pretty remarkable. We’ve got a couple of stake outs where we can watch not just for this raptor, the world’s largest, but where moa kills can sometimes be seen too. Laughing Owl.

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New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 194

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. Many nocturnal mammals and birds such as the Kiwi would likely wholeheartedly agree. So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day. You should try it too.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 179