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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing

Critter News

A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. That's why he created rats and monkeys. We cannot test on human beings," he told The Associated Press.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

A single large spider monkey, which might be out of view, equals a large number of lightly built and small birds which may be scattered across the landscape. Oxford University Press. This is also because mammals are large. A little bit of bird biomass goes a long way. Where the abyss touches the sky: A Booby and Noddy ecosystem.

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