10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
They became known as “Turkie Fowl” (spelling varies) because they were coming from the general direction of Turkey. The “Fowl” was dropped and the term “Turkey” was applied to other large Galliformes that were encountered in the New World. They may have also had hunting dogs with them as well.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Actually, the Small Bird Series includes some rather hefty fowl like chickens and geese – a far cry from the kinglets, gnatcatchers, and hummingbirds I was originally hoping for. Not exactly a small bird.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
It is now believed to have been a fairly common resident of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands until the arrival of the first humans when it went the way of most flightless easy to catch island birds immediately after the arrival of man.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. Where do these abilities come from?
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 24, 2008
Before leaving this question of "consistency," as affected by the gradations of our duty of humaneness to animals, a few words may be said on the practice of fish-eating. Henry S.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Niman’s suggestion that the findings do not apply to smaller farms, the United Nations and the University of Chicago reports demonstrate the inefficiency of beef “production” because a cow must be fed to convert grass or grain calories into protein before a human can consume even “humane” or grass-fed beef. James Siegel Portland, Me.,
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2015
This mainly affects domestic fowl, and in this sense is not a topic central to 10,000 Birds. And, of course, the reputation of certain species of birds as troublemakers for humans is a problem in bird conservation, so this is worth watching. H5N2 is a bird influenza virus that is making news. Should we be concerned about H5N2?
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