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When bird populations are trying to recover, it's often necessary to control predator populations, and no one knows how to do that better than gamekeepers.
Why Are European Dogs So Well-Behaved?
Because the folks in Europe do not look, do not touch, and do not fawn over them.
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Millions of American Eggs Are Headed To South Korea
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Attack of the Killer Mice
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New Zealand Is Preparing to Take Back the Island
The Big Plan involves killing millions of foreigners.
Your Next Christmas Gift
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The Solar Mayflower
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Life on a Plate
We don't think of plate tectonics as being a major contributor to life on earth, but they are a massive driving force.
Birth Control Spike
IUD demand has risen 900 percent since the election of Donald Trump, as women, fearing that basic contraceptive options are going to be taken away, opt for contraception that will last longer than the president-elect.
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3 comments:
Why Are European Dogs So Well-Behaved?
As a European settled in the US, I agree that the Disneyfication of peoples approach to dogs is part of the problem. Another factor I notice is that in the US, dogs are given obedience trainng, whereas back home we taught dogs manners.
Dear Patrick,
Yes, It's better when "But he's so cute!" people restrain themselves. (as they do at sheepdog trials). And yes it's better to let the dog learn the world than control it every moment.
But curiously, the author is a credentialed member of the click&treat folks who has a very different conception of what dogs are and how they should be handled.
Donald
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111151428.htm
and water is critical to tectonics
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