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Whooper Swans at Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido

10,000 Birds

They are ridiculously unafraid of people there – so the cynic in me suspects that swan meat is not regarded as tasty by the Japanese (another explanation, that the Japanese just like animals too much, can presumably be discarded given the country’s very principled approach in insisting on the right to kill whales).

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The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

In the 19th- and early 20th-centuries, shorebirds were killed outright for their meat, a trade that only ended with the passage of federal legislation (which still excepts game birds such as woodcock and snipe). Dunne and Karlson live and work in Cape May, N.J., These days we need to conserve habitat and maintain a balance of food sources.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round. With all the research that has been done on lead vs non-lead bullets, there is no reason for ANYONE to use lead when hunting.

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2014-2015 Winter Finch Forecast

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Below is a slightly elided version which removes some of the Ontario-specific information and leaves just the meat of the forecast. When Purple Finches leave Ontario in October and November, they return in mid-April to mid-May to breed. Photo illustrations by yours truly have been added. For a full version of the forecast, head here.

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5 Cat Health Problems that Can be Avoided

4 The Love Of Animals

Cats are obligate carnivores, which means that they require a diet high in meat and protein. Certain cat breeds have more complications than others. She currently performs market research for an online marketing firm when she is not trying to learn more about living a healthy life for herself and her cat.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. Which would be weird.

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On "Knockout Animals"

Animal Person

Now, any medication we take and surgical procedures we undergo also have a long line of breeding, enslavement, torture and killing of sentient nonhumans leading up to them, so objecting to "knockout animals" on those grounds is to stand on somewhat thin ice. My objection is: Why do such research when you don't need to?