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LIFT is an appropriately named book by Rebecca K. O'Connor. This book is about a falconer's growing relationship with her first peregrine falcon, and also reveals the author's battle to rise above her personal struggles and challenges. This book soars as a memoir, interweaving the author's life story with an engaging narrative of flying a falcon.LIFT is an appropriately named book by Rebecca K. O'Connor. This book is about a... more
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This video shows a "pocket piglet" .. a miniature pig as a baby. Watching this, I can certainly understand the attraction that people have for keeping them in their homes -- as this pig demonstrates, they're a helluva lot cuter and smarter than either puppies or kittens!This video shows a "pocket piglet" .. a miniature pig as a baby. Watching... more
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How to train your mouse to run an obstacle course! Training animals (and people) to do what you wish them to do is a vanishing art. However, there is a training method that is gaining popularity for teaching animals, ranging from rodents to whales, to perform certain behaviors on command. This training method is clicker training.How to train your mouse to run an obstacle course! Training animals (and people) to do... more
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I have never seen nor heard of Bill and Coo (1948), but it's a real treat. It features an all-bird cast (trained by George Burton) acting out a story involving Taxi Driver Bill Singer wooing his beloved Coo whilst fighting off a parakeet-devouring crow! This clip features a tour of the town of Chirpendale and its inhabitants. Oddly enough, the film won a special Academy award "In which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures".I have never seen nor heard of Bill and Coo (1948), but it's a real treat. It... more
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This amazing video of parrots playing basketball is fascinating watching because it shows the results of excellent animal training techniques. This video shows "1 on 1" and "2 on 2" basketball games, starring parrots, Bo and Yoda (Congo African Grey parrots, Psittacus erithacus erithacus) and Hannah and Gustav (Eclectus parrots, Eclectus roratus solomonensis).This amazing video of parrots playing basketball is fascinating watching because it... more
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This little dog stunt has received 332, 656 views on YouTube, even though it was added a while ago it's doing the rounds again...
I find this approach to dog training to be very disturbing...This little dog stunt has received 332, 656 views on YouTube, even though it was added... more
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This is Beethoven the Beluga Whale. Here he demonstrates some of the vocalizations he can do. Beethoven was recently transfered from the Tacoma, Washington Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium to the Texas State Aquarium.This is Beethoven the Beluga Whale. Here he demonstrates some of the vocalizations he... more
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I've seen a lot of examples of animal training in my lifetime, but this certainly is one of the best because it involves not one or two animals, but a small flock .. and each bird is doing just what he or she should be doing .. amazing!I've seen a lot of examples of animal training in my lifetime, but this certainly... more
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In an unlikely location in Inner City Baltimore young men are keeping the ancient sport of pigeon racing alive. In this pod we will meet some of the people who are keeping the sport alive, see why they do it, and how they do it.In an unlikely location in Inner City Baltimore young men are keeping the ancient... more
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