TEST Examples Humane Science 
10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2024
But while humans mainly try to stay slim and fit for health reasons, Eurasian Siskins care more about the danger of being eaten. In science speak, this is named the optimal body mass hypothesis. People tend to eat more food when in company. The same was shown for Eurasian Siskins ( source ).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2022
The Sacred Ibis was seen as the incarnation of the god Thoth, who (with gods apparently better at multitasking than humans) was (or maybe still is, who knows?) was responsible for maintaining the universe, judging the dead, and for writing and science ( source ). Possibly also for doing the dishes. Two ways of life folded at once.
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Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Described in the “Territoriality and aggression” chapter, this is a sublime example of behaviour from the “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman, an Emeritus Chair in Behavioural and Environmental Biology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Those bears live in the wild and are not used to humans.
Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 13, 2020
For example, if you need to walk through calculations and data projections that require significant context, you would be unlikely to dump everything into an email or text message. Be a human first. It doesn’t need a long, meandering discussion about world politics, science, or global markets. But it is impacting everyone.
Critter News
MARCH 10, 2009
I responded to a post on animalblog that cited a recent article in the journal "Proceedings" of the National Academy of Sciences. There is more and more evidence that animal testing is NOT necessarily the best route to take. This story on HIV research is one example. Here's my response on medical research in general.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2020
Not all habitat change is due to humans; there is Chestnut Blight destroying American Chestnuts in the early 1900s, and the more recent Dutch Elm disease. The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience.
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