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No time for anything new: I figure this is pretty self-explanatory. For anyone who wants to follow up on some of the assertions boldly stated in the slide above, check out...
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.... oh, and chapter 1 in Tetrapod Zoology: Book One. This is also a good time to mention my friend Steve Bodio's brand new book An Eternity of Eagles: the Human History of the Most Fascinating Birds in the World.