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Even Before Flowers, There Were Butterflies
February 5th was established in 2004 as California Western Monarch Day by the California state legislature, to celebrate these beautiful butterflies and their annual migration to spend winters on the central coast of California, and to highlight the rapid rate … Continue reading
In Honor of World Lizard Day
August 14th is World Lizard Day, so I am reposting this report on the Gila Monster: GILA MONSTER: His Myth is Worse than His Bite “I have never been called to attend a case of Gila monster bite, and I … Continue reading
A Poem for World Turtle Day
by Mary Oliver: The Turtle breaks from the blue-black skin of the water, dragging her shell with its mossy scutes across the shallows and through the rushes and over the mudflats, to the uprise, to the yellow sand, to dig … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Poetry
Tagged Endangered Species, Mary Oliver, National Book Award for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, The Turtle, World Turtle Day
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TCS: What We Can Learn From This Sweet Relationship
Good Morning! ________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, The Coffee Shop
Tagged African Honeyguide, Honey, Mozambique, Mutualism, National Geographic, TCS, Yao People
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TCS: A Noiseless Patient Spider
Good Morning! ________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Poetry, The Coffee Shop, Walt Whitman
Tagged A Noiseless Patient Spider, National Geographic, Spiders, Tasmania, TCS, Wagga Wagga
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True Love’s Evolution – Monkey Monogamy
Owl monkeys are tiny South American tree-dwellers that treat every day like it’s Valentine’s Day. A male and a female stick together as long as possible, never cheat, and never “divorce” their mates. But young adult owl monkeys which can’t find … Continue reading
‘Ears Like a Bat?’ – Not the Best Anymore!
Yes, Bats have incredible hearing, the best of any mammal, but it turns out that one of their favorite prey has developed even more sensitive hearing to elude its main predator – the common bat.
Posted in Biology, Evolution, Science
Tagged Bats, Greater Wax Moth, Ultrasonic Engineering, Ultrasound, University of Strathclyde
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The Coffee Shop: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 2
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading
Close Encounter of the Rare Kind
Australian skiers in Kashmir got a lot more adventure than they bargained for when they spotted a legendary Snow Leonard, almost hidden in the snow. It’s estimated that there are only about 4000 snow leopards left in the world, due … Continue reading
Posted in Biology
Tagged Close Encounter of the Rare Kind, Endangered Species, Kashmir, Snow Leopard
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Tiger Burning Bright
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? — from The Tyger by William Blake The Big Cats — Lions, Cheetahs, Panthers, Snow Leopards, Mountain Lions, Tigers — all the deadly cousins … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Cats, Poetry, Russia
Tagged Siberian Tigers, Tigers Burning Bright, Wildlife Conservation, William Blake
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