10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

The explanation said: „dovecote – fresh meat in case of siege“. Obviously, I am talking of Feral Pigeons (also called city, town or street pigeons). The scientific name of the Feral Pigeon is Columba livia domestica and that last world tells the story. At the top of the tallest tower, there was one small tower with many holes.

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Feral Meat Serbia Species 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

For those that don’t remember, diclofenac is the veterinary drug that just about wiped vultures out completely in Asia. The elimination of vultures had its own knock on effects, such as the increase in feral dogs (now that there was more meat available for them) and corresponding increase in rabies.

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Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. This is where they got their name.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 201