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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys. impressive for Central Europe. impressive for Central Europe.

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Some Hokkaido Winter Passerines

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People tend to eat more food when in company. Though I guess such an adaptability can also be seen as an indicator of intelligence … Eurasian Jays are related to these crows, they are also regarded as highly intelligent, and unsurprisingly, they are also subjected to various intelligence tests by researchers.

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UK Records Increase in Animal Testing

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experiments were performed on animals last year, a rise of 454,000 or 14% on the previous year, the Home Office said. The experiments range from small procedures such as taking blood and tissue samples to invasive brain surgery and inducing incurable diseases such as Parkinson's and cancer. Bad news from the Guardian.

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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing

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A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused.

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New Mexico Governor Opposes Chimp Transfer

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with officials of the National Institutes of Health, which contracts with a private company to care for the chimps. The contract expires next year and Richardson opposes a plan by the agency to transfer the chimps from the Alamogordo Primate Facility, where they are no longer used for medical testing.

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Birding the Rainforest Canopy

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This Birding Rally’s competitors were companies that specialize in birding and nature tours. Adam and Tim are experienced Florida birders with varying degrees of experience when birding the Tropical Rainforests. For birders, observation towers add a whole new dimension to a birding experience in the Tropical Rainforest.

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Birding in Honduras, Part II: Pico Bonito Lodge

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After wrapping up our time in the highlands of Honduras, Chris Lotz (owner of international bird tour company Birding Ecotours ) and I arrived at the deservedly famous Pico Bonito Lodge. Lesser Roadrunner is another spectacular species of the thorn forest scrub of the Aguan Valley, which we observed at length right along the main road!

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