10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

The Hawaiian Crows face much more destructive threats–extreme loss of habitat; malaria, the scourge of so many Hawaiian species; predators–rodents, cats and the ‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Endangered. Extinction.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 183

Critter News

JUNE 14, 2010

Animal rights campaigners have accused the Progenix Research lab, which uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing, of poisoning the animals to death. Tags: animal research malaysia.

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Malaysia Investigation Rodents Rabbits 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Morse, corporate vice president for research model services at Charles River Laboratories, a Wilmington company that started by breeding lab rats in 1947 and has become a major supplier of rodents for research. “To what degree the rat will replace the mouse remains to be seen,’’ said Iva S.

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Mice Rats Boston Rodents 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

Research done quite a while back suggests that this is adaptive. Researchers have been studying song learning in birds for some time. What’s more, the researchers found that juvenile birds pay more attention to this “baby talk” compared to other songs. You are certainly already familiar with this.

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Mammals Zebras Birds Primates 111

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

So, Stolpman’s creative director, Kari Crist, created an attractive woodcut for the bottle’s label art that features the most widespread tecolote of the New World – the Great Horned Owl – as a nod to both Maria’s hometown and to the resident owls of this species that provide ruthlessly efficient rodent control at the vineyard.

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2017 Owls Game California 139

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 192

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

610)) to a little history (“The elegant White-tailed Kite was formerly shot in large numbers by farmers who thought it threatened their chickens, although these birds feed almost entirely on insects and a few rodents” (p. 334) is how Black Skimmer is introduced). These are all informative and current.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

I want to talk about this research but if you really want to know more about it, don’t rely on me; one of the co-authors of this important paper is Darren Naish, who happens to be a stupendous blogger, and he has written the research up here. So go read that for sure, and revel in the excellent graphics.

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Camels Whales Whaling Apes 201

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

We now know a lot more, and the following information is largely based on the excellent work of our local bird data compiler Armin Konrad , who was amongst the first to notice the die-off in the first place and was also instrumental in coordinating the surveys and research that finally led to the identification of the culprit!

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’ve observed nesting owls, fledgling owlets, owls eating small rodents, owls coughing up their pellets, a Great Horned Owl silently flying over me, a Great Gray Owl sitting regally still on a post as a boy walks up to him, a pair of Barking Owls duetting in early evening hours outside my northern Australian hut as I brushed my teeth.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

Catch up with sightings of interesting species with other guides (including the latest antswarm), process bird photography and sound recordings, research about birds or other elements in the forest, catch up with email of family and friends, blog about birding — a literally endless list of tasks to complete in the available free time.

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Otters Parrots Birds Brazil 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. And for rodents and reptiles as well. This means that they eat a lot of rodents and birds. Let me tell you this: They are. Plus, Coyotes eat Cats.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

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. Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. Those mammals consist of the previously mentioned fossorial members of Insectivora, Rodents, and bats. The data here are from the site of Manaus: All animals: 200 Mammals: 8.4 Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4

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Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 177

Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Drug and chemical companies say they endorse a Europe-wide initiative intended to eventually end the use of animals in research and safety testing. A report published by a panel of experts from industry, academic institutions and regulatory bodies supports an initiative aimed at finding alternatives to animal research.

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Animal Rodents Industry Animal Research 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As part of the project, Companhia das Lezírias erected nest boxes throughout its property, leading to a sizable breeding population of Barn Owls – which, of course, provides the vineyard with proficient and relentless protection of its grapes from rodents. Good birding and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).

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2013 Barn Owls Owls Livestock 214