The spread of bird flu has become a major cause for concern among food suppliers and restaurant chains. As a result‚ McDonald’s is having its suppliers isolate free-range chickens in Europe. The company hopes that this measure will curb bird flu and ensure the eggs and chicken it serves in its more than 11‚000 restaurants is not tainted‚ reports Reuters. "We are now imposing standards which require that those free range chickens that are producing free-range eggs be brought into houses because
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distance bird migration routes. Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability‚ habitat‚ or weather. Sometimes‚ journeys are not termed "true migration" because they are irregular (nomadism‚ invasions‚ irruptions) or in only one direction (dispersal‚ movement of young away from natal area). Migration is marked by its annual seasonality. [1] In contrast‚ birds that are non-migratory
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In a time of religious discord and violence with the Moors‚ it would seem that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain would not have had the time and money to sponsor an unprecedented ocean voyage. Although religious unrest at home caused the King and Queen to decline the voyage sponsorship three times‚ eventually‚ after eight long‚ anticipating years for one Italian‚ religious ideology‚ financial gains‚ and Columbus’ talent at sea is what drove the two monarchs to finally fund the voyage of
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BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY Introduction: Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing‚ using their keen senses‚ especially vision. They are defined as birds that primarily hunt vertebrates‚ including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large‚ powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh. In most cases‚ the females are considerably larger than the males. The term "raptor” is derived from the Latin word "rapere" (meaning to seize or take by force) and
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Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage On July 7‚ 1503 Christopher Columbus wrote his final letter during his time that he was spending on the island of Jamaica. During the time‚ Christopher Columbus wrote his final letter to the king and queen of Spain‚ he felt like he should have been granted more opportunities to explore more islands. In this letter was also the expression to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella about coming home in order to receive treatment for his
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Reflection for “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Abstract This essay consists of three sections. The first section‚ a brief synopsis of the book “I know why caged bird sings” is presented. At the second part‚ three insights after reading the book are introduced. That is‚ metaphor of caged bird‚ power of literacy‚ and power of silence. At the last section‚ discipline-specific knowledge that relevant to the main character of book is stated. Synopsis of the Text This autobiography
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magazine article discussing the approach of humans teaching cranes their migration routes. On the contrary‚ “To a Waterfowl” by William Cullen Bryant is a lyric poem talking about the narrator’s appreciation for bird migration. Both texts are similar in terms of their tone and central idea of bird migration‚ but differ in terms of their language style‚ context‚ purpose‚ and text type. Text 1 is a science informative article written by an expert‚ Jennifer Ackerman. This piece is to inform adults‚ science
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Munksgaard‚ pg 240-246) Moller‚ A‚ P (1991)” Clutch size‚ nest predation and distribution of avian unequal competitors in a patchy environment”. Ecology Vol. 72‚ No. 4 (Aug.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 1336-1349. Angelstam‚ p (1986)‚ “Predation on ground-nesting birds ’ nests in relation to predator densities and habitat edge”. (Oikos. Vol. 47‚ 1986. Munksgaard. p 365-373) Crabtree‚ RL‚ L.S. Broome‚ and M.L. Wolfe. 1989. Effects of habitat characteristics on nest predation and nest-site selection. (J Wildl. Manage
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five national championship appearances and three titles. Larry Bird is one of the best players to ever play basketball because of his clutch performances and consistent shooting. Larry was born on December 7‚ 1956 in west Baden‚ Indiana (“Larry Bird biography for kids”). He was the fourth child of six to Joe and Georgia Bird. (Larry Bird Facts”). He had one Sister Linda Bird‚ and four Brothers Mike‚ Eddie‚ Mark and Jeff Bird (“Larry Bird”). While growing up his parents worked hard but were always struggling
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human language and cognition. In the article‚ “Birds Can Tell Us a Lot about Human Language”‚ by Professor Fishbein‚ he discusses unanswered questions about how the linguistic ability in humans evolved and how our ancestor’s brains changed to enable future generations to speak. However‚ since it is hard to study the vocalizations of our human ancestors‚ many researchers looked to another choice and chose to study birds instead. The reason why birds are chosen for this study is because there is a
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