Jeff McMahan on The Meat Eaters: Would the controlled extinction of carnivorous species be a good thing? A review of Muzzling A Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law, Money and Politics on Animal Activism by Dara Lovitz. More on Wild Justice by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce. Can Australia save the dingo from extinction? Scientists are studying why we find some creatures unsightly, even if they aren’t threatening. A review of A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy: The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement by Wesley Smith. A review of Do Fish Feel Pain? by Victoria Braithwaite. A review of The Nesting Season: Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of Monogamy by Bernd Heinrich. When it comes to eliminating wastes, some animals are overachievers — silver-spotted skipper caterpillars and Adelie penguins both can fling poo to startling lengths, but how, and why? The Pet Whisperer: Vets are as interested in people as they are in animals — the ups and downs of caring for our four-legged friends. From LiveScience, a slideshow on gay animals: Alternate lifestyles in the wild; and Rebecca Kesler on why it's OK for birds to be gay. How animals made us human: What explains the ascendance of Homo sapiens? Start by looking at our pets. Peter Wolf on how design can be better used to improve the lives of animals. As many as 10% of animal species and 25 percent of plant species may occasionally mate with other species, biologists estimate. A review of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog. Why are fish the forgotten victims on our plate?
