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Every sperm is sacred

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That’s the finding of researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (If The research doesn’t fully explain why “supernumerary” (as if they were extras in an opera!) Meanwhile, until those answers are found, just relax and let Monty Python explain it all.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. And of course, on a rather rare occasion for this blog, an almost perfect link to the next bird (my favorite transition is still the Monty Python one: “And now for something completely different”).

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8 Reasons Why Bringing Your Dog To Work Is A Good Idea

4 The Love Of Animals

And, certain restrictions should apply, like no pythons or snapping turtles, or similar. Dr. James Serpell of the Companion Research Group in Cambridge, says dogs have the same effect on people just by being in a room. People tend to be more social and outgoing and communicative when around animals.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2022

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Other research (cited on the rather straightforwardly named website www.genderinclusivebiology.com) found that 80% of gay swan couples successfully fledge their young, compared with only 30% for straight couples. On the other hand, given China’s low birth rate, they might serve as an example for the future.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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With regard to the Grey-backed Thrush , “further research should focus on identification of nest predators, implications of nest exposure and begging calls on nesting success, and breeding habitat requirements at different spatial and temporal scales of Grey-backed Thrush in fragmented landscapes of northeast China.”

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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I remember that when I was still a research chemist developing dental materials, I once gave a presentation at that university, which was followed by my receiving a hideous and very colorful plate as a gift afterward. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Jerdon has also been noted as being rash.

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Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?

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One of my favourite Monty Python sketches involves a rather enthusiastic documentary into the sordid sex lives of the mollusks. Without ever meaning to I’m afraid a similar base article is being written by me right now for you, so please, send the children away, this isn’t suitable for them.

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