10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

Formerly known as Jackass Penguins , a reference to their strange braying calls, African Penguins have become the unofficial mascots of marine conservation in the region. Remarkably, this growing colony suffered severe losses from a leopard that habitually came down from the mountains to feast on the easy penguin snacks.

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Penguins South Africa Sharks Leopards 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2012

The authors suggest that this overestimation occurs, in part, because people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Psychology Birds 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Apparently, the dissimilis (“unlike, different”) refers to the difference between the male and the female of the species. No such differences in the Blue Whistling Thrush , though the HBW still states that “Female is similar but duller”, which refers to the color rather than the IQ of the bird (I hope).

Burma 246

Burma India Thailand Indonesia 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. References: 1 National Wildlife Refuge Association.

Extremist 211

Extremist Oregon Wildlife illegal 211

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

It's an adult male macaque suffering from zoochosis. According to the article, "Zoochosis is a term used by animal rights activists in reference to the degrading effect of zoos on animals that have been kept in captivity over a long period of time. A monkey was rescued from a factory in India where it was being held in captivity.

Monkeys 100

Monkeys India Rescue Animal Cruelty 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2012

I suffered, I lost birding time, and I made the most stupid mistakes imaginable. Again, this means you are losing time when you try to cross-reference an identification. It does not matter much in such a situation whether the Leafbird is more closely related to a Flowerpecker than the leaves are to a Leafbird.

Indonesia 259

Indonesia Family Asia Groups 259

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Already stuck with virtually colorless warblers they also suffer from a paucity of nuthatches. The Nuthatch , which only visiting birders refer to as an Eurasian Nuthatch , is found throughout temperate Europe and Asia from Portugal to Japan. Pity the poor European birders.

Hungary 164

Hungary Europe Portugal Russia 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 2. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 3 Defenders of Wildlife.

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Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 3. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Wikipedia , 3 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 4 Defenders of Wildlife.

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 191

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

Both of these endemic parrots suffer from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. Brazilians call it sabia-cica in reference to its thrush-like song. No discussion of Atlantic Rainforest parrots can fail to include the monotypic Blue-bellied Parrot , one of the most unique parrots in the Americas.

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Parrots Brazil Mauritius Dominica 205

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

And that means for the animal rights movement: Social entities like compassion, empathy and suffering are very important factors to motivate humans to change their behaviour. Though I don't think I've ever used the term personhood with a non-attorney, I don't see what's so negative about referring to rights.

Psychology 100

Psychology Animal Rights Movement Campaign Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. References: 1 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 2 The Wilderness Society , 3 Smith, Martin J. And some members of Congress want to cut funding dramatically 2.

Wildlife 240

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

In the months after a fire, wildlife populations can suffer substantial losses due to habitat alteration and destruction. References: 1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Birds are able to fly away, but their nests and eggs can be destroyed. Fire can also cause wildlife to be burned, dehydrated and malnourished.

Wildlife 140

Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Connecticut 140

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 9, 2012

Choosing to adopt a dog rather than get one at the pet store (or what some like to refer to as “puppy mill”) is a beautiful thing—essentially you are saving a poor pup from euthanasia and you’re providing a an animal with a good home. New allergies develop over time for most allergy-suffers. Or be opened to moving.

Adoptable 100

Adoptable Dogs Puppy Mills Pit Bulls 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Herzog, unsurprisingly, uses “it” to refer to animals, eats and wears them, and “[does] not feel particularly guilty about it” (P.S., And this is partly what’s so disappointing about the message of this book: Herzog amasses the research, and sees and does things that involve tremendous suffering and injustice.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Pit Bulls Animal Rights 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2019

I couldn’t find any definitions for the biozones and although maybe none are needed for “Lowland Rainforest”, I would have liked one for “Highland Forest” because based on the map, this biozone seems to refer to paramo and adjacent high elevation forest.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica Parrots West Virginia Birds 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

However, I do think that there are illustrations here that suffer from washed-out blacks and whites that almost blend into the background. Readers are referred to articles from the bibliography for more information. Or, are the tones similar to the birds’ depiction by two masters of Neotropical bird illustration? Press, 1995).

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Interests arise, Singer contends, from the capacity to feel pain, which he labels a 'prerequisite' for having interests at all; and animals can and do suffer, can and do feel pain.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Slaughter 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

To the Editor: When Nicolette Hahn Niman refers to “a conscientious meat eater,” she is using an oxymoron. Can anyone in good conscience be complicit with the unnecessary suffering and slaughter of another sentient being? Barry Rehfeld New York, Nov. 1, 2009 The writer is the editor of Zero Energy Intelligence.com.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York San Antonio Meat 40

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

The reason that the industry is losing the argument is quite simple: There is no ethical justification for causing an animal to suffer unnecessarily. The industry is losing that argument in some segments of society, he said." There is no ethical justification for treating an animal inhumanely for no good reason.

Factory 40

Factory Gestation Crates Veal Crate Factory Farm 40

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

highly disruptive and cutthroat,” Heinemeier Hansson says, referring to the 2000 movie depicting a testosterone-heavy brokerage firm that ultimately implodes. Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden, authors of “Contented Cows Give Better Milk,” refer to it as “sitting on the footlocker.” Quality will most likely suffer?—?and

2000 48

2000 2018 San Francisco Dallas 48

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

Wildlife rehabilitators constantly receive lost racing pigeons who are starving, riddled with lice, and suffering from coccidia, trichinosis, or worms. asked Gay Frazee, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, referring to the time Pope Francis released two white doves as a symbol of peace, and they were immediately attacked by a gull and a crow.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ethics Virginia Atlanta 259

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2012

In the early 1940s, Carson often went on birding trips with companions, including artist Roger Tory Peterson, who referred to their group as the “field glass fraternity.” Her first book, Under the Sea-Wind , was published during this time and noted her growing interest in migration.

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Pennsylvania Massachusetts Sanctuary 2009 259

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Seeing birds suffer is never fun, but never more so than these trusting and uncomplaining young giants that sat all day like contemplative zen masters, meditating in the intense tropical sun. There was one young Black-footed Albatross that was apparently not planning on going quietly into the dark night, however.

Albatross 238

Albatross Hawaii Seals Parrots 238

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Paging through a fieldguide, it’s always with a sense of dismay and sadness that I come across reference to an extinct species. Islands, for various reasons, experience more extinctions than continents (with Africa being the only continent not suffering a bird extinction!).

Madagascar 255

Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In addition, what are commonly referred to as “non-consumptive” uses of nature—such as national park visitation and bird watching—have also been important for motivating conservation action. As a consequence, “people should treat all creatures decently, and protect them from cruelty, avoidable suffering, and unnecessary killing.”

Wildlife 255

Wildlife Coyotes Wolves Hunters 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2022

I cannot imagine how it feels to be the wife of a very famous man, say, the US president or a very popular actor, with everybody constantly is just referring to you as “the wife of” However, I am sure female Fork-tailed Sunbirds know this feeling very well. Do birds suffer from depression?

Birds 147

Birds Germany Humane Family 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2023

Myself, I was once referred to as “Mr. During the period of reunification in the GDR in 1989, people who quickly changed their stated opinions from pro-GDR to pro-Western were referred to as “Wendehals”, people quick to turn their necks around ( source ). Not a recipe for success in that job, I can confirm.

Libya 130

Libya Egypt Woodpeckers Greece 130

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204). Each year, 'food animals' suffer and die by the billions, but they do so one by one.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Speciesism Puppies 100

Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, takes me back to graduate school when he writes of the importance of the stories we tell ourselves in " Use Free Speech to Celebrate Animal Life, Not to Enjoy Their Suffering." Isn't the mere existence of violence and suffering sufficient?

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Cruelty Vivisection Open Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2023

Strangely, the Oriental Dollarbird seems to suffer a bit from an image problem. Otherwise, why would eBird call it a “heavily built, flat-headed dark blue bird”, which sounds more like a description of a robot or a piece of machinery than that of a beautiful bird?

Malaysia 130

Malaysia Indonesia Lifestyle Japan 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I have a fascinating little reference book called Whose Bird? He didn’t, as far as I know, have any connections to the slave trade, but not only did he go off with another man’s wife, leading to being court-martialled and thrown out of the army, he also suffered the indignity of being sued by his own son.

Falcons 246

Falcons Wounded 2003 Killing 246

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

Here 's the book, and in the preview you can see that in the beginning when the gorilla being described is male he is referred to as "he." But what you don't see in the preview is that later on gorillas are referred to as "its," and when I was reading aloud and came upon that word I was unable to say it. So far so good.

Gorillas 100

Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Of course, when I write about frightening birds, I mean spooky birds at night in cemeteries – I’m not referring to genuine ornithophobia. If you suffer from this condition, 10,000 Birds is probably the last place on the Internet you should be visiting. Good birding and happy drinking – and happy Halloween! *

2015 165

2015 Denmark California Fowl 165

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian." This says it all: "[T]he vision of sustainable farms that give animals a good life (a life as good as we give our dogs or cats) and an easy death (as easy as a death we give our suffering and terminally ill companion animals) has moved me" (242). It did" (193).

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

With regard to cruelty and suffering, it's clear from the film that the human animal has been profoundly negatively affected by climate change, but there is no attention given to nonhuman animals. I think those are the only references to diet.

Nigeria 100

Nigeria Vegan Neglecting Vegetarian 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Latin name “frontalis” (meaning, as you can guess, something like “frontal”) referring to the distinct black forehead makes more sense. The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity.

Myanmar 147

Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147