Here’s the original article from the scientists who have found evidence for the existence of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in a Florida swamp. From the abstract of the paper, “During a subsequent year of research, members of our small search team observed birds that we identified as Ivory-billed Woodpeckers on 14 occasions. We heard sounds [...]
It’s incredible but true: we’re still finding new species of animal life on our home planet. The most recent discovery is of a new bird in India, the lovely Bugun Liocichla. (Thanks Shawn!)
We’re back from our first vacation with our dog, so I’m going to ease back into the blogging habit by noting some of the things we learned along the way.
Traveling with a dog can help you do some good things: stop for frequent rest and exercise, plan your meals and pack healthy eats instead [...]
Mark Derr’s opinion piece in the New York Times, Pack of Lies, is an interesting read and (in my opinion), quite accurate.
I enjoy watching The Dog Whisperer (though perhaps it could be more accurately called “The Dog Hisser”), but it’s completely true that most of the behavior being modified is that of the dog owners. [...]
It’s not often that the death of a television personality makes me want to weep, but losing Steve Irwin makes me feel exactly that.
Irwin always got a lot of criticism, and you’ll hear more in days to come. What made him so engaging was his delight in and love of the animals he worked [...]
From SFGate: you can see a great white shark at Monterey Bay Aquarium in coming days. The aquarium is the only one in th world who has successfully kept a great white in captivity for more than nine days; their previous shark was kept for 198 days before being released when it became too [...]
This great book by Temple Grandin gave me new insight into animal behavior, especially with a new pup who came into our lives during the time I was reading Animals in Translation.
This is a fascinating book written by a fascinating woman with autism. Grandin claims that the condition of autism removes sensory filters that [...]
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