Have you ever seen wasps close-up in your life? Well, I have. This entire scenario took place in Bossier City, Louisiana. As my “adventure” began, we just finished dinner. As my entire family went outside to feel the cool breeze, we took our Frisbee out and started to play with it. The Frisbee we played had LED lights so that when the Frisbee landed, it glowed. SMACK! I accidentally smacked my brother with the Frisbee when I threw it at him. Also, I accidently threw the Frisbee and hit our neighbor’s
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Duluth Forge Kamado Grill creates. Brining Brining a bird is the best way to impart flavor and moisture before smoking. Turkeys are lean and less forgiving in the battle against dryness and brining it increases the moisture of the meat before the smoke and serves as a vehicle to infuse flavor. Make your life easier and get a 75-Quart Avenger Cooler and brine the turkey either on the porch or garage with a couple of bags of ice to keep the bird below 40 degrees F. An Avenger cooler will give you
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I have chosen the Northern Long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). In MA, this bat is on the endangered list, but federally it is threatened. Found in predominantly the eastern and north central United States, the northern long-eared bat is a bat that measures approximately 3 to 3.7 inches with a wingspan of 9 to 10 inches. It has medium to da rk brown fur on its back and lighter, pale-brown on the underside. The lifespan for this bat is approximately 18.5 years. Emerging at dusk, the northern
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One day while walking in the woods, a child found found a bumble bee as big as a pony, and decided to keep it as a pet. I was in the Amazon rainforest! This creature was so magnificent! I wanted to show my father. My father was a scientist who studies animals and insects. As I walked away from camp 1, I heard a buzzing sound coming from the forest. I was curious so I needed to see what it was. I put on my rain jacket with my name on it “ Jimmy “. As I got farther into the forest the buzzing kept
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treat an animal in such a horrific way. It is very cruel and If you really wanted to help you could help farmed pigs by buying free range pork, chicken and eggs or visit the website www.safe.org.nz/stop-factory-farming to help change the way pigs and chickens are farmed and stop people from doing this to animals . You could even create a petition for others who support free range farming and take it to your local MP
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cristata) are beautiful and colorful creatures. They are both members of the bird species classified as Chordata Aves and belong in the Passeriformes or perching, songbird category. These two birds are known as the most colorful in the species. Although both birds are in the same species and have similarities, their behaviors vary in their habitat, diet, and mating ceremonies. It is especially easy to identify the two birds. Their markings are similar in regards to color contrast, with black and
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They are an endangered species in Canada and the United States. c. Burrowing owls live in colonies that are 100 yards apart. 2. Eating Patterns: a. They hunt during dawn and dusk. b. Burrowing owls eat insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, and even carrion. They also eat seeds and fruits. c. While the female is nesting or watching the hatchlings, the male will hunt and bring food back to the burrow, and later on, when the chicks are a little older, the female will join the hunt with
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at the time of birth to guide a new parent in the right direction. A parent can only do their best and pull from their own past experiences in life. In Wanda Coleman’s poem “Requiem for a Nest,” the poem, upon first glance, seems to be about a naïve bird building “her dream palace” (line 1) but upon further reading, certain elements in the poem suggest that the speaker is referring to parenthood and the inevitable hardships that come along with it. The title of this poem immediately suggests a negative
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The Animal School: A Fable by George Reavis Once upon a time the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a “new world” so they organized a school. They had adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was excellent in swimming. In fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running
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in use, in other words substitution of the existing method “debeaking”. So the value of a pair is - So let us consider the benefits to the farmer per bird per year. The sources of benefits are 1. Reduced chicken mortality. Mortality reduced from 9% to 4.5% The present cost of a surviving bird (including dead birds) is = $ 2.61 Less the new cost with the lens is $ 2.40/(1-0.045) = - $ 2.51 _________ 10 cents 2. Feed savings Assume that
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