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US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species

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Be warned there's a horrific picture of a cooked monkey head in this article.) The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. And here I've been yelling at China all this time. (Be From Alternet.org.

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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam

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But the problem is the high demand for these products. Over the last two years, authorities have discovered 57 cases of trafficking in wild animals involving more than 7,612 individuals including monkeys and Tibetan bears and elephant tusks. Sounds just awful. From Vietnam News.

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Birding in Honduras, Part II: Pico Bonito Lodge

10,000 Birds

Cuery y Salado Preserve protects a coastal mangrove system full of wildlife from monkeys to trogons. A brief stop at a small, sandy beach was productive for resident Collared Plover as well as a variety of familiar migratory shorebirds. Photo by James Adams.

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Rare Tee Clothing

4 The Love Of Animals

are made from 100% post consumer products. Did you know that they are more closely related to lemurs than they are to monkeys? I chose the Philippine Tarsier Tee, which is a very fun shirt indeed! Not only is it made from 100% cotton, so it’s very soft and comfortable, but all of their tags, packaging, etc.

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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Something to Be Concerned About

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From Alternet.org.all CAPS are my emphasis Under the law, an animal enterprise includes any business that deals in animal research or uses or sells animal products. This could be read as anything from a lab conducting medical research on monkeys to a gas station that sells beef jerky.

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? The site says food production factories are included , but I doubt that means those involving the slaughter of animals.). Let's deconstruct: "Anthropological adventure" is an interesting choice of words. But I bet anything doesn't go. I don't think of that as a restriction.

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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

10,000 Birds

Songbirds first listen to and memorize the sound of adult songs and then undergo a period of vocal practice–in essence, babbling–to master the production of song.”. Jon Sakata, a professor of neurobiology at McGill, says that songbirds learn vocalizations like humans learn speech.

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