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Magnetovision: Birds' seventh sense revealed - environment - 01 December 2010 - New Scientist
www.newscientist.com/article/mg20827881.600-magnetovision-birds-seventh-sense-revealed.html?page=2, posted 2010 by peter in bird cognition science
One thing that is certain is that the compass of birds is located in their eyes. In fact, the tight connection between vision and magnetoreception suggests that birds can literally see magnetic fields.
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Harry Potter blamed for India's declining owl population
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1596160.php/Harry-Potter-blamed-for-India-s-declining-owl-population, posted 2010 by peter in asia bird business environment literature nature
New Delhi - India's environment minister has linked the popularity of boy wizard Harry Potter to the widespread illegal trade in owls that threatens the birds in the country, news reports said Wednesday.
Jairam Ramesh said there was a 'strange fascination' among the affluent classes in India with giving owls to their children, inspired by the Harry Potter films and books that feature his feathered companion Hedwig, an IANS news agency report said.
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Råkan Pluto och andra tänkande djur
sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=406&artikel=4099067, posted 2010 by peter in audio bird cognition inswedish podcast science
Både kråkfåglar och människoapor betraktas som intelligenta. Men hur går egentligen tänkandet till? Idag handlar Vetandets värld om ett nytt forskningsprojekt som vill jämföra hur olika djur tänker. I programmet möter vi kognitionsforskaren Mathias Osvath och råkan Pluto.
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Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really) | Popular Science
www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/bread-loving-bird-shuts-down-lhc, posted 2009 by peter in bird humor physics science
The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time of the incident, but the spike produced so much heat that had the beam been on, automatic failsafes would have shut down the machine.
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Birds show off their dance moves
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8026592.stm, posted 2009 by peter in bird humor msm music science video
"This is a capacity that everyone thought was uniquely human, but we've found evidence that some animals can keep a beat." -- Adena Schachner, Harvard University
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Hagsätra Zoo
www.hagsatrazoo.se/index.php?language=se, posted 2008 by peter in bird inswedish webshop
Här kan du läsa om Stockholms Fågelförening, SBF,
om våra medlemsmöten och andra aktiviteter, om hur du blir medlem och mycket mycket mer.
Only 10% of the parrot owners out there are actually capable of providing all the needs of a large bird.
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ZooSajten - Din zoobutik på nätet
www.zoosajten.se/, posted 2008 by peter in bird inswedish webshop
I Fågelhobby medverkar en lång rad erfarna fågelägare och experter med artiklar och annat som är av intresse för oss med fåglar som hobby.
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