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Birdie Magnetic Sense and Human Generated Electromagnetic Fields

10,000 Birds

All this energy can really do is to cook you, like in a microwave, but for that to happen you would need to be in a microwave (or perhaps right next to a very strong emitter, so do avoid climbing those huge towers with the microwave antennas on them!). However, extensive research has shown no evidence of harmful effects.

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Pigeons have tiny compasses in their heads

10,000 Birds

One researcher tested British school children to see if they could find their way home by driving them blindfolded, in a bus, out into the country and asking them to point their way home. Experiments had been done which involved strapping magnets to the heads of homing pigeons to see if you could confuse them.

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Bird Butts and Other Matters

10,000 Birds

While in Mexico, up on the roof of a casa (where I was cooking something up) I saw a murmeration! We test the hypothesis that these suites of traits have evolved independently on each island via natural selection pressures from one of two predator regimes – birds-only and birds + snakes.

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Greenleaf Gifts

4 The Love Of Animals

I gave it the ultimate test and tried it after we had cooked curry. Not only is the diffuser great to look at (and they have tons of fun options to fit any decor), but it really does work to remove odors from the air!

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Animals as Raw Material

Critter News

From plastics made from feather protein to diesel fuel made from fat to organic fertilizer made from poultry litter, the USA's top meat producers are developing new uses and markets for the animal parts that humans won't eat, says Tom Cook, president of the National Renderers Association in Alexandria, Va.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

You will enjoy a much better meal and can safely cook it to your preferred doneness, although it will cost more. He stated that the department could demand mandatory testing, but that it had to consider what effect that would have on companies as well as consumers.

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Resolve to Do Right by Animals in 2007!

Animal Ethics

(e) Don’t purchase cosmetics or personal care products that were tested on animals when equally effective cruelty-free products are available. (f) Cruelty-free shopping guides that list companies that don't test their products on animals are available here and here. (h) j) Donate only to Humane Charities that don't test on animals.

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