10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The collapse of the UK rabbit population during the myxomatosis outbreak in the 1950’s allowed the previously well-cropped vetches to grow long and lush, lowering the ground temperature and the butterflies were wiped out from much of southern England within two years.

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Rabbits Ireland 2002 Sheep 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

They are often seen on the ground since their prey consists mainly of rabbit, prairie dog and, you guessed it, ground squirrel. Obviously more research needs to be done on this magnificent raptor. This is the light morph. And this is what the dark morph looks like. Note the long yellow gape, a characteristic field mark of this species.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. There was a poster in the lunch room with four cute animals (a dog, cat, rabbit and something else.) But when I got closer, I read, "Animal research opens minds." Well, kind of. It wasn't a full-fledged tour, but disturbing nonetheless.

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Guinea Pigs Medical Research Mice Guinea 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’m now petting my rabbit Dougal, 6 more birds dead. I just looked over at my husband–bam 5 birds dead.

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Rabbits Killing Canada Farming 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2016

You know the famous novel about rabbits , wherein among other things the traveling bunnies find themselves in a warren where everyone is well fed and happy, and that’s a problem. Previous research has shown that wading bird nesting colonies could provide substantial food for alligators in the form of dropped chicks.

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Alligators Protection Leopards Birds 112

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’m now petting my rabbit Dougal, 6 more birds dead. I just looked over at my husband–bam 5 birds dead.

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Rabbits Killing Canada Farming 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships.

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Parrots Falcons Indonesia Rodents 187

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2009

In addition to dogs and cats, we now feature all kinds of pets for adoption, including rabbits, farm animals, ferrets, hamsters and other small animals, horses, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and even fish.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

It was advisable to remove them at night, to keep them calm, to establish immediately a feeding board on which they would be fed chopped beef and egg to start, then fresh birds, rabbit or squirrel. Again, Cade led with solid evidence acquired through his own research.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 170

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. More research is needed, but initial studies by the Pine Street Foundation and others on using dogs for diagnosis are promising. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. As Sibley tells us in the Preface, he originally intended to write a children’s book.

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Critter News

JANUARY 13, 2009

But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy much of its fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover, researchers said Tuesday.

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