Fowl Humane Research 
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2013
Also, as researcher Rufus Johnstone of the University of Cambridge notes, “The question I come away with is whether it’s possible to distinguish between blackmail and honest signalling of hunger.” ” A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. In other bird science news, we should be concerned about waterfowl in China.
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. Which would be weird.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2024
Red Jungle Fowl spend their active time also almost exclusively on two things, namely ground pecking (60%) and ground scratching (34%) ( source ). Those Red Jungle Fowl not up to scratch are weeded out by evolution. Given the men some women choose, it seems these results are directly transferable to humans as well.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Follow him on Twitter — he’s regularly tweeting great highlights from the research project. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s Jarvis et al.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. One of these killers even has the word “death” in its name, for crying out loud.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. If some microorganisms must be killed in the process, this is unfortunate but necessary for human life. Why should microorganisms be sacrificed rather than humans? What Meat Should Not Be Eaten?
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