LIFE AFTER BIRTH — At Long Last, Rescue
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Here’s an animal to meet while you still can! The vaquita (Spanish for “little cow”). The few vaquitas that are still alive reside in the northern part of the Gulf of California. They’re the smallest members of the dolphin and whale (cetacean) family. There’s about 30 of them left, so they’ll probably become extinct pretty soon. …
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Lots of folks like to have some kind of meal with potatoes for St. Patrick’s day. Here’s a diagram of the life cycle one of the potato plant’s biggest pests: the Colorado Potato Beetle. This insect has proven to evolve quick resistance to just about every chemical people throw at it. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider …
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Alternative facts seem to be quite topical nowadays. Let me give you some that I’ve observed in the natural world. Did you know that animals sometimes come up with their own alternative facts? Here are a couple of seagulls chattering about alternative astrophysics. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep …
Now that the holidays are in full swing, check out this short list of do’s and don’ts that will help brighten what can be an awful season for some people. First and foremost, don’t compare your family to other families. You never know what’s going on behind the scenes. Try to be patient …
As the winter season approaches, and darkness begins to envelop the top of the world, I’m wondering how many more chances we’ll get to see the amazing creatures of the Far North. Stay warm! [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong …
We all know that big companies listen to one thing: their wallets. They certainly don’t care if people needlessly catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw the rest of the living endangered animals back into the ocean, where they will bleed to death, get eaten or die of shock. This practice is called shark …
It’s Thanksgiving, and of course turkey is on everybody’s mind. Well, instead of thinking so much about gobbling up the big gobbler on turkey day, how about if we consider what other birds around the US are eating? Like the Bald Eagle: Or the Golden Eagle: And of course, the ever-present Crows: Enjoy your …
It’s Thanksgiving, and of course turkey is on everybody’s mind. Well, instead of thinking so much about gobbling up the big gobbler on turkey day, how about if we consider what other birds around the US are eating? Like the Bald Eagle: Or the Golden Eagle: And of course, the ever-present Crows: Enjoy your …
We as a people may have gotten ourselves in a sticky situation. But if we all work together and be vigilant, we can come out of it much stronger. I mean how much bad stuff could really happen in 4 years? 8, tops, right? (Fingers crossed.) We can do it! [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider …
These last few days I’ve been thinking a lot about just how awful primates can be to each other. However, I was able to find a pair of monkeys who couldn’t be more different, expressing their fondness for one another. The blue-faced Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey comes from Southwest China while the long-nosed Proboscis Monkey lives on the island …
Happy Dinovember! What better way to deal with the final week of this agonizing election than to imagine living millions of years before it existed? While some people think about mustaches (for Movember) other people think about dinosaurs—for an entire month! Here are some of my thoughts about the extinct beasts. All of these musings use the most cutting-edge science, …
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