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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

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 zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. In my opinion, neither Harambe nor the child should ever have been at the zoo.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. Preliminary Study of Slaughter Value and Meat Characteristics of 18 Months Ostrich Reared in Hungary. Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young.

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