10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This is a bit of a rabbit hole, however, and you may find yourself, as I did, spending the day watching videos of Superb Lyrebirds singing and Kea Parrots making snowballs. It’s fascinating stuff. Most of the chapters in The Bird Way focus on one or two scientists who has done extensive research on ‘outlier behavior.’

Research 224

Research Birds Science Costa Rica 224

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2012

Another effect of the bounty of lemmings is other prey species enjoyed a bit of a respite from their position at the bottom of the food chain. Arctic Hare also were largely ignored by predators and bred, well, like rabbits. Foraging Arctic Hare This time of year, April, is when the Arctic Hare are most evident up here.

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Rabbits Breeding Litter Raised 209

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. After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100