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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

10,000 Birds

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Any buffalo bones from prior to that transition were obviously scavenged.

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More Info on Humane Society University

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I came across this article in Inside Higher Ed. Tags: universities scholarship academic research humane society.

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Rats help save humans.

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Read more about these amazing rats and the work they are doing by visiting the full article here. Rats help save humans. Recently, another powerful little nose has joined the diagnostic force: that of the African giant pouched rat. The sizeable rodents are helping to detect tuberculosis (TB).

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Study Claims Islamic Slaughtering More Humane

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I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. You can read all about the results in the article. According to the researchers, the Islamic method wins. What an utterly grotesque project.

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Trader Joe's Eggs NOT Humane

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I looked online and all I could find was this article on The Vegetarian Site. Here's what they say about Trader Joe's eggs (definitely does not sound humane to me.) Any conventional eggs sold in our stores are in a brand name carton, not under the Trader Joe's label. But are they really free-range eggs?

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

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The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world. The articles clearly relate to some of the studies described in the text, but not all.

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The Threat to the Amazon’s birds

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You can find the article here. This gloomy article made want to go birding in the Amazon before it is gone. The new assessment is based on models projecting the extent and pattern of deforestation across the Amazon.

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