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448 Great Things to do in Nature

10,000 Birds

Our increasingly sedentary and indoor lifestyles have taken their toll on our kids with childhood obesity, ADD/ADHD diagnosis and childhood drug abuse at unprecedented levels. Ken Keffer was born and raised in Wyoming. This has devastating consequences for their development and, ultimately, the health and future of humanity as a whole.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

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?

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

10,000 Birds

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. This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though. So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks.

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