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Class "B" Animals Sold for Medical Research

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I had never heard the use of the term "Class B." In the shadow of a $5 million-dollar grant given to Oklahoma State’s renowned veterinary school and then rescinded due to allegations of abusive and cruel animal research practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose.

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The Bird 10K Project

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This is interesting right now because the AVian Phylogenomics Consortium has just announced the Bird 10K project, which ties together a pile of previously done research with some exciting new projects just taking off now. … …The phylogeny of birds has been one of the most challenging vertebrate groups to decipher. .

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Cory’s Shearwater Uses Mental Map of Pelagic Odor

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At some point, perhaps in the middle of class, perhaps after class, perhaps in an email I receive later, this question gets asked: “How do migratory birds not get lost when the Earth’s magnetic field reverses?” Birds Navigation Olfaction research Sheawater'

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Newly Hatched Baby Birds Actually Look Kinda Like Dinosaurs

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According to Wikipedia, birds (class Aves) are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. Most researchers agree that modern-day birds are the only living members of the Dinosauria clade. Click on photos for full sized images.

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An American Avocet in Rookery Bay

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Unlike many other estuaries in this part of Florida, Rookery Bay is protected by the Estuarine Research Reserve system, and remains almost entirely undeveloped.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

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Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

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One part of this question can be answered with some very interesting recent research. If you’d like a two page (one sheet, duplex) handout for your class, download THIS PDF FILE. Fossils of a giant extinct penguin, Inkayacu paracasensis were found a while back in Peru. The fossils were very well preserved and included feathers.

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