Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2010

I'm going to try hard to have this not become a rant, but " Even Among Animals: Leaders, Followers and Schmoozers ," by Natalie Angier in yesterday's New York Times begins with "even." Tags: Current Affairs Language. Have they not ever observed nonhuman animals? We're all animals, aren't we? We're sentient.

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MARCH 18, 2011

… Tags: honduras , macaws , national bird , Scarlet Macaw • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 154

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MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

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Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

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MARCH 22, 2011

Universities like Harvard, Columbia and Cornell regularly use the research facility. Natural Springs in the Eco-park Next time you plan a birding trip be sure to check out the conservation and sustainability policies of the places you are staying at. Additionally the foundation provides a facility for important biological field work.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 194

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MARCH 11, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Fighting Over Crumbs Reflections of Ardea Alba Welcome to New Zealand! These Blasts From The Past Fighting Over Crumbs Reflections of Ardea Alba Welcome to New Zealand! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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MARCH 8, 2011

But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. Next time you are birding in South Florida in the winter remember to check out Estero Lagoon near Fort Myers Beach. Scary to be a worm or crustacean in Ploverland -- nowhere to run and nowhere to hide!

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 200

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MARCH 18, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Tags: spring , wheatears • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

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Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 11, 2011

So, tentatively, welcome spring and new life. • Explore These Related Posts Windy Roads, Next 99 Miles – The Heavy Haul Through the Rockies Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Steller’s Jay – Mysteries of the Common Birds Clean and Healthful Winter Finch Wonderland.Or Get yours today! Wicked, right?

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Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 138

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MARCH 4, 2011

It was very touching to read a comment from Mayr to a more non-scientific article by Liebers & Helbig in a German birdwatching magazine about the Herring Gull not being a ring species, where Mayr applauded them and was happy not only over but beyond the moon about the research. Black-headed Gull L. Get yours today! Wicked, right?

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MARCH 15, 2011

Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds. Get yours today!

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

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MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. However if I had to choose one bird to see in Brazil it would be a Sickle-Winged Nightjar. See who won the contest here! Get yours today!

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 216

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MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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MARCH 9, 2011

Take a look at this little Blue Tit and admit that you have never seen a more pathetic picture of a bird that combines the colours blue, yellow, green, white, and black in the most marvellous way you have ever seen: Recent research has shown that Leonardo da Vinci showed a Blue Tit to his model while he painted the smile on “Mona Lisa&#.

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2011 Birds Deer Europe 168

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MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 151

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MARCH 6, 2011

For a researcher to get from Broome to Beijing it would take over 30 hours, as you would be required to fly south first! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Tags: australia , broome • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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2011 Australia Deer New York 146

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MARCH 19, 2011

… Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Feeling lazy, or I would do the research myself.) Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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