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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXIX

I have spent an inordinate amount of time on what (one variety of) our fine feathered friends are capable of in attributing ‘knowledge’ to others, but this series is about my doggie. So it is only fair to ask the question: Do dogs have a ‘theory of knowledge,’ as defined in my previous posts on this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXVIII (Doggies, Cats and Ravens, ctd.)

As is so often the case, peoples' comments compel me to respond. One of them is hawk-eyed Mal (gapcohen or ‘gap’ as I call her for short), who doesn’t let me get away with anything, LOL. She writes: ‘However, as a statistician who once designed "social" experiments like these, the human observers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXVII (Doggies, Cats and Ravens, ctd.)

Now we finally get to the heart of the matter, namely whether ravens have a ‘theory of knowledge’, and how Drs. Heinrich and Bugnyar established that they do. In order to understand how they came to their conclusions, I will have to describe the research methods in some detail. The authors built a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXVI (Doggies, Cats and Ravens, ctd.)

Before continuing with this particular study of raven intelligence, specifically their ‘theory of knowledge’, I must answer a question posed by several readers: what is the difference between ravens ( Corvus corax ) and crows ( Corvus brachyrhynchos )? Especially since I also knew little beyond the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

A toast and a heartfelt 'Happy Thanksgiving' to our Americans! Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXV (Doggies, Cats and Ravens, ctd.)

So here I’m writing interesting stuff about my doggie, go off on a bit of a tangent, and suddenly the whole world wants to know more about those stupid birds…LOL But since my readers’ wish is my command… We, or at least the authors of the study I am citing here, have pretty well established that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXIV (Doggies, Cats and Ravens, ctd.)

Ravens - these dark birds wing their way through the lore of Greek, Celtic and Germanic cultures, often as symbols of doom. It has been suggested that their reputation as omens of misfortune dates back to earliest days of the European continent. Ravens and crows are scavengers, doing the work... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXIII (Doggies, Cats and Ravens)

It all began with a ‘cookie,’ aka a small Milkbone treat, which dropped to the floor and skidded under the fridge. Having (just barely) missed to catch it, Jag stuck his nose down there to retrieve it, but his nose is too large, as he soon realized, and he gave up. Instead he sat down and looked up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXII

During the retreat from the bridge, enforced because half the troops were suffering from an irrational acrophobia, I did manage to stop occasionally and take a few more shots. What follows is a view west, towards the Bedford Basin and the MacKay Bridge, the ‘new’ one, which is exactly forty years... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part XXI

The Angus L. MacDonald Bridge, to give it its full name, although everybody calls it the ‘old’ bridge, finished in 1955, is 1.3 km (o.84 m) long, and its main span has a length of 441 metres (1447 ft.) There are bridges whose main span is longer than the entire MacDonald, which ranks only in the 76... Sign in to see full entry.

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