Sentences with phrase «caused by the birds»

The incident recalls a 2009 report of a similar power cut at the LHC being caused by a bird dropping a piece of baguette on a substation, but Marsollier says that was a tall tale.

The wounds caused by the birds are thought to kill many right whale calves.

The incident is reminiscent of a widely reported story in 2009 that a similar power cut at the LHC was caused by a bird dropping a piece of baguette on a substation, but Marsollier says that was a tall tale.

Nor does it cover destruction caused by birds, such as woodpecker damage to cedar siding.

Not exact matches

CAPTION By University of Florida Mercury pollution causes a surprising tendency of male white ibis birds to mate with other males, finds a new University of Florida study.

When the objection was made to Wang Yang - ming in the fifteenth century that this compassion is evident only in human relations, Master Wang replied by noting that even the frightened cry of the bird, the crushing of a plant, the shattering of a tile, or the senseless breaking of a stone immediately and spontaneously causes pain in the human heart.

According to Gary, «Such witchcraft is caused by a sukurame sorcerer who uses a special bird called a disagiki as a pathogenic agent to transmit illness.

The depravity of their cynicism astounds even a crusty old bird like me: If Golden Rice is a success and effectively reduces blindness, disease, and death caused by vitamin A deficiency in millions of rice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environment.

An infectious disease caused by type - A strains of the influenza virus that is transmittable from birds to humans.

Finally it went for Arsenal, I think first half was very tense, level, nervous, full of tackles, like a bird on a wire, I would say, I agree that Teves caused much trouble over the right side, I don't know who played there for Arsenal, it looked sometimes as if the Arsenal player had been a bit too slow for Tevez, agree that Fabiansky had a great game, (you always need some fortune for it) and Nasri, he impresses really since some games now, clinical finishing and one of those who are finishing at all, Faby wasn't at his best and nevertheless he was so important, there were several decisive moments, at the start a save by Fabiansky (and later on some more), the red card, Nasri's goal, after the missed penalty I feared City would take advantage of it, but I think Songs goal broke their mentality, and second half at least the final thirty minutes were rel.

Because in the Peskova ruling of May 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that a bird strike was an «extraordinary event» under EU flight compensation regulation 261 - with the result that airlines didn't have to pay compensation, just as they don't for delays caused by lightning strikes or severe weather events.

The report, prepared by James Rodden of the Ulster County Health Department, noted that mycobacterium avium interstitial «is an infection caused by exposure to bird feces.»

The removal was started after complaints by the psychiatric center staff about sanitary issues, aggressiveness of some birds and traffic problems caused by turkeys crossing Seaview Avenue, Bannerman said.

«Compared to the enormous population of birds, damaging bird strikes are rare,» according to the report, which concluded the risk to the airspace caused by drones weighing up to two kilograms is minimal.

Others described injuries different from those left by bird predators, which together with mucus trails and droppings in the nests, suggests slugs as the cause of the birds» death.

Scientists have been using an ancient Greek fable written by Aesop as inspiration to test whether birds and small children understand cause and effect relationships.

All the information that we have seems to indicate that for the 1918 flu — the mother of all the pandemics, which killed 50 million people — could have been caused by a virus strain from birds.

It is caused by an H1N1 virus which evolves directly from a bird flu into a human flu.

The prominent zigzag route, which causes some terns to travel as far as 50,000 miles, is not a case of avian indecisiveness — the birds are actually conserving energy by following prevailing wind patterns.

«One possible explanation,» he says, «is that the snowy owls had such an ample amount of food available that their reproduction success was higher than normal, causing an over-population of birds that were eventually forced south by competing individuals.»

«Africa is the last place on Earth with a wide range of large mammals, yet today there are more African plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and large mammals threatened than ever before by a range of both human - induced and natural causes.»

Today WS does that and more, from preventing bird — plane strikes at airports to minimizing property damage caused by species such as white - tailed deer and Canada geese.

This poster by Peter Hodgson highlights the crux of BirdLife International's Albatross campaign — populations are nearing extinction because of deaths caused when the birds accidentally eat fishing hooks left in bait or discarded after fishing trips.

The 11 - page study, led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University of Tokyo, describes how the research group stitched a mutated version of a key viral protein called hemagglutinin from the bird flu virus known as H5N1 onto the human H1N1 virus that caused a relatively mild pandemic in 2009.

«Bird flu» is a phrase similar to «Pig flu», «Dog flu», «Horse flu», or «Human flu» in that it refers to an illness caused by any of many different strains of flu viruses such that the strain in question has adapted to the host.

The fossil record makes clear that birds were the only dinosaurs to survive a mass extinction about 66 million years ago, probably caused by a massive asteroid hitting Earth.

There currently is no vaccine for avian flu, which is caused by a highly contagious virus that is often fatal to birds and can be passed to humans (ScienceNOW, 9 February).

Prusiner won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for discovering that the neurodegenerative diseases known as spongiform encephalopathies, which include «mad cow disease,» are caused by an infectious form of a protein that exists in all mammals and birds examined, including humans.

More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials.

His wish comes true when he helps a butterfly who turns into a fairy, but the wings he is given cause him to be shunned by his own family, birds, and bats alike.

Trouble had been caused by the plane, during take - off, running into a flock of birds that disabled the engines.

There's a moment in The Birds where heroine Melanie Daniels is confronted by a group of women who accuse her of causing Nature to go weird, while in The Witch, a family alone in the American pre-colonial wilderness blames eldest daughter Tomasin (Anya Taylor - Joy) for the same thing.

In the opening pages of Burnt Shadows Hiroko Tanaka survives the bombing of Hiroshima but is left with bird - shaped burns on her back from where her patterned kimono variously reflected and absorbed the light from the uranium bomb — causing the areas covered by dark fabric to be burned and the areas covered in lighter colors to repel the heat.

It will protect your vehicle from damage caused by ultraviolet light, bird droppings and other environmental stress.

This coverage reimburses for loss due to theft or damage caused by something other than a collision with another car or object, such as fire, falling objects, missiles, explosions, earthquakes, windstorms, hail, flood, vandalism and riots, or contact with animals such as birds or deer.

Punishing the bird by throwing objects at the cage, hitting or shaking the cage, waving your hands close to the cage, or tapping the bird lightly on the bill or body only will make the bird fearful of you and your hands, causing another behavior most parrot owners wish to avoid — biting.

The artificial fragrances given off by these products can cause respiratory irritation and it can also adversely affect the central nervous system of birds.

Other benefits include giving the bird security and peace of mind, protecting them from drafts, and containing messes they cause by throwing seed hulls.

Mothballs, potpourri oils, pennies (minted after 1982), homemade play dough, fabric softener sheets, automatic dishwashing detergent and batteries could cause problems if ingested by birds.

Feather plucking is a very common behavioral disorder in domestic birds, and can be caused by many factors.

As the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds notes, in refreshingly straightforward language: «Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK - wide... It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.&rBirds notes, in refreshingly straightforward language: «Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK - wide... It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.&rbirds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK - wide... It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.&rbirds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

Avian (bird) flu is caused by influenza A avian viruses that occur naturally among birds.

Stress bars can be caused by a variety of factors, so the... MORE presence of stress bars will not indicate exactly what is stressing a bird.

The Let»em Rest, Let»em Nest program was created by Audubon South Carolina and the Charleston Animal Society in efforts to decrease human - caused disturbance to declining migrating and nesting coastal birds and promote responsible dog ownership on the beach.

Whipworm in cats is caused by the ingestion of water, food or flesh (mice, birds, etc.) contaminated with adult whipworms, whipworm larva, or eggs.

A number of serious health problems can be the cause of weight loss in birds, and in order to preserve your pet's health, any noticeable drop in weight should be thoroughly investigated by a licensed veterinarian to rule out any illness or disease.

Worldwide, cats may have been involved in the extinction of more bird species than any other cause except by habitat destruction.»

(Washington, D.C., January 29, 2013) A new peer - reviewed study published today and authored by scientists from two of the world's leading science and wildlife organizations — the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)-- has found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported, with annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.3 to 4.0 billion and mammal mortality likely 6.3 to 22.3 billion individuals.

Predation by domestic cats is the number - one direct, human - caused threat to birds in the United States and Canada, as the graphic on the left details.

It is not clear if these genotypes are all detected by the commercial PCR, nor is it clear if some subtypes are more likely to cause disease than other subtypes in certain species of birds.