Category: Animals

An unexpected arrival | Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

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I’d left some equipment behind in the old location I used to keep bees, and hadn’t got around to moving it yet. Some new visitors took advantage of this des res – a brood box with a few frames in, a floor, and an inspection board acting as a roof, all piled up on top of a load of empty equipment. They’re against a wall and have a hedge and trees on the other side, providing shelter from the Cornish rain, and – in the last few days – the Cornish sun! I was surprised at how large a swarm…
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Martha Nussbaum’s “Justice for Animals” takes ethics to wild extremes

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Martha Nussbaum is a very, very big deal, the kind of philosopher who, when she publishes a book, makes waves well beyond the ivory towers of academia. Her new volume, Justice for Animals, plunges into the animal welfare debate, billing itself as a “revolutionary new theory” in how we humans think about other animals. Which makes it all the more surprising that, at its heart, her theory isn’t very revolutionary at all. Nussbaum, whom the New Yorker once described as “monumentally confident,” contends that pretty much everyone has been thinking about animals wrong — including animal lovers. She rejects the…
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Bees – off! | Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

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Some of my longer term readers may remember that I had bees in my chimney stack. This had turned into a tricky problem, with quotes of £4,000+ to remove them and reseal the chimney. It wasn’t even my fault (honestly!!) as when the swarm first moved in my own bees were based around four miles away. The bees just found me. Well, I found a solution! I joined a Facebook group called UK Bee Removers. Where I then noticed a lady called Molly from Bees Off based in Cornwall. I’m so pleased to have found someone local, who could do…
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Wolf killings are hitting farmers hard on the Slovenian-Austrian border

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In the Austrian-Slovenian border region, livestock farmers say there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of animals killed by wolves. Last year, in the Carinthia region, four times more farm animals were killed by the predator than in the previous year. Farmers are entitled to government compensation. The problem is they have to be able to prove the killer is a wolf. The Slovenian farmer Matija Juven received only a small part of the designated compensation because the identification tags on his sheep were lost during the killing. “I only got paid the damage for four of the 17…
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Animals inspire scientists to solve problems that humans face

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Comment on this story Comments There are a lot of reasons to go out in nature to look around. It makes us feel calmer and happier. It can help us care more about the plants and animals around us. It shows us how our world is put together. For some scientists, looking at the natural world gives them ideas that can improve our environment, our health, the way we grow food and much more. They study bees to figure out how tiny robots might “talk” to one another as they monitor our air. They look at the sticky gecko feet…
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Why giant prehistoric animals got smaller

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This is because the proportion of the power of a muscle is relative to its cross-sectional area – or the area of ​​the muscle when sliced ​​in half. No matter how big a flea could grow, there would be a limit to their jumping ability. While there are some fundamental reasons that animals are the size they are, there is still some flexibility. One animal might end up growing much larger or smaller than another animal of the same species just a few kilometers away. This is sometimes described as the “island rule”, where large animals become smaller on islands…
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Bees in January | Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

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And so we’re in 2022… another year for us… but the first and only winter for my bees. Huddled in their nest, resting their wings, winter bees tend to live longer than summer bees. But still their life-span is measured in months, not years. On any dry day this winter, my colony has continued to be active, flying and finding yellow and orange pollens. In the photo below (taken a week or so ago) I’ve found one returning with bright orange pollen. I’m not seeing much in flower, so am not sure what this might be. Possibly willow or mahonia?…
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How to Add Animals to The Somniel – Fire Emblem Engage Wiki Guide

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The cute animals in the post-battle maps aren’t just for show; you can bring them home. This page of IGN’s Fire Emblem: Engage wiki guide focuses on how you can adopt animals and have them roam around Sonmiel. Learn about all the other things you can do at the Somniel, by checking out our Complete Somniel Guide. Animal adoption isn’t the only new thing in this game. Check out our guide explaining all the New Features in Fire Emblem: Engage. Don’t miss out on learning all the best Tips and Tricks, or you can view the video below to see…
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