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Talking Starlings

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The bird is now bonded to humans and an ambassador to her class and the bird has quite the vocabular y. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). The woman in the video found it as a chick at a few days old and hand reared it.

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Cory’s Shearwater Uses Mental Map of Pelagic Odor

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I teach human evolution, and at some point I use a chart showing reversals in the Earth’s magnetic field, which in turn relates to how we date some ancient sites.

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Building Birds for Cities, and Cities for Birds

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Not quite as straightforward as the class moths and soot scenario, this instead appears to be a response to the high load of heavy metals that a bird can accumulate when living off junk food in the streets or weed seeds grown in vacant lots. And, frankly, many of these efforts will help humans too.

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With Ears Wide Open

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I pass over the bridge on my way to class and a Song Sparrow is starting to defend a clump of bushes along the river. The most unexpected thing I have heard this week, though, came from the mouth of a human. This week, the future is being heard and not seen. “But then,” she said, “I watched The Big Year.”

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The One Thing the Best Customer Experience Companies Do Differently

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However, most haven’t done what it takes to be a world-class customer service organization. . Companies have heads of operations, marketing, accounting, sales and human resources, but rarely do they have someone in charge of their second most important asset (after employees). That asset is the customer. . . Make it black and white.

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Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral

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But this Florida population is unique, not just by virtue of their plumage – they have striped crowns while their western brethren have spots – but by virtue of their ability to coexist with humans.

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Nanhui, Shanghai in late autumn

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Would probably wear heavily patterned fisherman`s wool sweaters if turned into a human. Spotted Redshanks , apparently waiting for a doctor`s appointment … … or practicing line formation (beginner`s class). Black-faced Bunting is a slight misnomer for the male bird and a serious one for the female. What a pathetic life.

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