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Special events to celebrate Coorong National Park this month – The Murray Valley Standard
THE beauty and wonder of the Coorong is being celebrated this month.National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) have declared the Coorong National Park its Park of the Month. The park has been but on the world stage thanks to the likes of the film Storm Boy, however its international significance stretches beyond its beautiful scenery; […]
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Things to Do in Ocean Springs, MS, a Charming Coastal Town – Southern Living
If Ocean Springs was looking to make a bumper sticker, it might read something like this: "My downtown's cooler than your downtown." This quaint community in coastal Mississippi has no need for personal boasting, however, as its rich history, artistic flair and small-town atmosphere speak for themselves.Tourism here first developed in the 1850s because of interest […]
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Ask Amy: Mom wonders if boyfriend is too curious – Hartford Courant
Dear Amy: Should I have to tell my boyfriend every single place I go during the day? He’ll get home and ask me how my day was and what I did during the day. Sometimes I just want to go get out of the house. I’m a mother of two young boys. My oldest is […]
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Crashed flock of yellow-headed blackbirds likely downed by reflective roof – Daily Mail
By Ryan Morrison For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:56 EST, 7 March 2022 | Updated: 15:56 EST, 7 March 2022 22View comments A flock of yellow-headed blackbirds that crashed into a pavement last month likely did so because the lead bird confused a shiny roof for water – and the rest followed. The cloud of smoke-like flock of […]
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Local farmers on the lookout for bird flu – Evening Observer
Mar 8, 2022Some area poultry farmers are keeping tabs on avian influenza, a contagious viral disease affecting several species of birds not yet detected in Chautauqua County. “We are currently keeping our show chickens and laying chickens in their coops and reading articles to try and stay informed,” said Gwen Nickerson of Clymer. Thought not […]
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Positive selection over the mitochondrial genome and its role in the diversification of gentoo penguins in response to adaptation in isolation | Scientific Reports – Nature.com
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Two People in Henderson County Charged With Animal Abuse – knue.com
East Texas’ #1 For New CountryIt's difficult for me not to get furious when I hear about cases like this. How on earth could anyone abuse animals, especially people that are supposed to be horse caretakers. It doesn't make sense, but I'm glad that there will be repercussion for their actions. According to KETK, Auben […]
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Bird flu, a major threat to poultry industry, found in Iowa backyard flock, USDA says – Des Moines Register
Deadly bird flu has been detected in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in western Iowa, state and federal officials said Wednesday, an ominous development for the state’s huge poultry industry.The outbreak was in southern Pottawattamie County, Iowa Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday in a call with reporters. They said the flock most likely was […]
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Neuron counts reveal brain complexity evolution in land vertebrates – Verve Times
Verve Times – Latest News around the World Researchers from the Charles University in Prague reconstructed the evolution of brain neuron numbers in amniotes and revealed that mammals and birds have dramatically increased neuron numbers in brain parts associated with higher cognition. These findings suggest that as few as four major changes in neuron-brain scaling […]
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Learn birds by listening: There's an app for that – The Chesapeake Bay Journal
A barred owl in Newport News Park in Virginia.A blue grosbeak at Newport News Park in Virginia.Melissa Freudenberg, right, and Jane Frigo, left, scan for birds along the edge of Lee Hall Reservoir at Newport News Park. Emily Argo uses binoculars to spot birds along a boardwalk at Newport News Park as fellow members of the […]