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The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary

4 The Love Of Animals

His storytelling was so wonderful, and of course the subject matter was so interesting, that I really couldn’t wait to pick the book up. The book tells the story of a very special sanctuary where chimpamzees were retired after working as test subjects in labs. Especially when there are better alternatives and such few benefits.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

There is a profound difference between what Sea Shepherd does and what the Animal Liberation Front does, but there are also similarities, and those similarities increase in number if a direct action by the ALF (or anyone else) is an open rescue and therefore a direct defense of sentient nonhumans being attacked by humans.

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Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field?

10,000 Birds

These Blasts From The Past Least Terns Doing Well in Oklahoma It May Not Be Too Late Feed Birds Healthy Homemade Suet The Lodge at Pico Bonito IATB #44 Deadline About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. So you kicked it like 3 yards?

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Joel Feinberg (1926-2004) on Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

So far McCloskey is on solid ground, but one can quarrel with his denial that any animals but humans have interests. I should think that the trustee of funds willed to a dog or cat is more than a mere custodian of the animal he protects. The animal itself is the beneficiary of his dutiful services.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

10,000 Birds

Of course, this raptor pattern baldness exists for a good reason, which is another of the distasteful aspects of vulturine biology. Large species, like the hatchet-billed Lapped-faced Vulture or the large Cape Vulture gets first dips, because they are the only species that can tear open the hides of some of the larger prey animals.

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 2

10,000 Birds

Originally, the gorget was a piece of armor that protected the throat or gorge. Of course, me writing about the meaning of “gorgeted” rather than providing bird-specific information indicates a lack of papers on the species. With this, I left Napo for Nonggang, Covid test still negative.

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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

10,000 Birds

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. So Katherine let all her new found friends out again (with appropriate jewellery, of course). This Blue Tit was not scared when his feeder suddenly turned green.

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