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NYT Equine Thought Experiment

Animal Person

The Botai did not just herd horses for meat. And that fact gives rise to a thought-experiment. The site was where northern Kazakhstan is now, the culture was called Botai and the date was around 3500 B.C. Scientists found bit-wear marks on Botai horses’ teeth — a clear sign the animals were being ridden.

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Stamps in a Weathered Passport

10,000 Birds

And if you take this phrase, “stamps in weathered passports,” my interpretation is that the experiences from travel are the “stamps” as sights, sounds, tastes, smells, textures, on your “passport,” or soul. Hannah overlooking a valley Traveling into Lesotho from the Sani Pass is an experience more than just the journey to the top.

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Common Buzzard Eating Shish Kebob

10,000 Birds

Who knew meat on a stick was in the diet of Buteo buteo ? It was an awesome experience and one that I wish that everyone could have! Not only was a raptor cooperating for close, on-the-ground pictures but it was eating shish kebob!

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Now I'm Really Annoyed

Critter News

Experimenting on animals is fun and it helps everyone.even animals! Tags: animal research meat corporate lies medical research. Here's a site for kids to program them to become "the next generation of laboratory animal science professionals." It's sponsored by (surprise!) Also, it's a great way to get girls interested in science!

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Chasing the Sun for a Cassowary

10,000 Birds

In addition, since the species is popularly kept as a pet or reared for meat by the local peoples, historical trading has resulted in small introduced populations occurring on other islands in the region such as New Britain. The entire experience lasted maybe less than five minutes before the bird disappeared.

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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian

Animal Ethics

In today's Dot Earth post " Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? ," Andrew Revkin explores the brave new world of growing meat cultures in vitro as a more humane and possibly more environmentally friendly way of producing meat. Every day, some people switch from meat-based diets to vegetarian diets.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. Kiva 78(1):37–60. Reitz, Elizabeth.

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