Dolphins rescue surfer from shark – People: Tales of survival – MSNBC.com
I love these stories (even though I’m certain that the dolphins aren’t thinking “oh let’s save that human)
(tags: dolphins marinemammals rescue legends)
California Thrasher on the Audubon WatchList
A bird I’m delighted to see on morning walks; they’re very interesting creatures!
(tags: birds birding california thrasher)
Mule [...]
Saturday was the 50th anniversary of the original Laika’s trip into space. She’s the namesake of the Laika you see at the top of this page.
Laika and the other space dogs are immortalized in portraits described in yesterday’s New York Times article, Boldly, Where No Dog Had Gone Before. You can see the [...]
I also posted this on Citizen Science Projects, but I wanted to be sure all you Bay Area Critter Geeks also knew about Technebiotics, happening tomorrow in San Francisco:
Part science fair, part county fair, this interactive afternoon event will feature multiple live demonstrations and do-it-yourself workshops on a wide range of biological techniques and processes. [...]
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