10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Hundreds of millions of sparrows were killed, almost to the point of extinction. Basic Books, New York, $30 U.S., As Moss shows, this “Great Sparrow Campaign” was based on nothing more than the “scientific illiteracy and unbridled power” of one man, Mao Zedong. Fine and dandy. By Stephen Moss. CAN $38.00. September 12, 2023.

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Bald Eagle Montenegro Campaign Turkey 178

Animal Person

MAY 17, 2009

Do you agree with the New York Times ' William C. Is fighting and killing dogs the same thing? Is fighting and killing dogs the same thing? Like clubbing a seal to death? Rhoden in " The Case for a Second Chance for Michael Vick? " And I'm not just referring to Vick here. Is what he did like hunting?

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Foie Gras Michael Vick New York Times Seals 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. Chapter 2, Size and shape, colour and markings , explores the physical diversity and variability of frogs (and toads).

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 197

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. They are the city’s latest, maybe only, celebrity media sensation, and photographs show crowds of New Yorkers craning their necks up as far as their masks allow, holding phones at arm’s length, using opera glasses and huge binoculars that remind me of the ones my dad used at the racetrack.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 214