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NYT Equine Thought Experiment

Animal Person

And that fact gives rise to a thought-experiment. Perhaps if we never used nonhumans and instead relied on our own ingenuity we would have created modes of transportation better than those we have today. So far I'm not seeing the mutual benefit. Among all the animal species on this planet, humans have domesticated only a handful.

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Transport your feline friend in style

4 The Love Of Animals

There are, however, a number of comfy, stylish carry cases on the market which make transporting your feline friend a little easier. In order to make their traveling experience even more luxurious, you can buy a fleece pet bed to place in the bottom. It’ll be so comfy that you might even struggle to get them out! For the eco-cat.

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Suburban Roadrunners of Southern Missouri

10,000 Birds

Just mention the bizarre giant ground cuckoo and you are instantly transported to a land of bare dirt, rocky outcroppings, and giant saguaro cacti with great arms reaching towards the intense and unabating sun. I don’t expect that any bird down the road will allow for an experience as surreal as this one though.

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50 Top Birding Sites in Kenya review

10,000 Birds

Wheatley calls Kenya “possibly the best overall wildlife experience in Africa and the world”), so, the only competition is practically 3 to 4 decades old and the time was ripe for Ngarachu’s guide. Also, Kenya is covered in Nigel Wheatley’s Where to Watch Birds in Africa from 1995.

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Pigeons have tiny compasses in their heads

10,000 Birds

Knowledge is more likely to be shared via shared experience than the exchange of data, though both happen. Homing pigeons were apparently able to find their way home after being transported in a closed box a long distance away (many hundreds of miles in some cases). In any event, they were surprisingly good at this.

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Chongming Island in winter

10,000 Birds

Population density is far lower than in most parts of the city, and public transportation is limited – probably bad news for the people living on the island, but good news for the birds. The many small ponds and waterways attract quite a few ducks, though presumably due to their China experience, they are extremely wary of people.

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Bathing at the Poo Ponds

10,000 Birds

It is challenging when you rely on a bicycle for transport for most of the week, but I have learnt to read the sky over the years and storms are isolated and often further away than you think. That really is flooding rain and quite an experience. I have been caught out, but it is only water and it is not cold!