A recent update by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has delisted several Birds, including three Boobook…
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In my February 2020 article titled Ferrari: The Tranquil Indian Star Tortoise, I wrote about my unexpected animal companion Ferrari, a seven-year-old female Indian Star tortoise whom I have been taking care of since 2014.
Caramel coloration among pythons is a form of albinism. In true albinos or T– animals, there is a total lack of black pigment. With caramels or T+ animals, some dark pigment can be produced, and they change drastically in color from hatchlings to adults.
During nesting season, it’s not uncommon to find fledgling birds on the ground. Our first instinct may be to “rescue” the bird, take it home, or bring it to a wildlife rescue center. But doing so may do more harm than good.
Birds are pretty amazing. They have wings. They can fly. They can poop in the air. And some could even talk. Obviously, parrots have the upper hand in chitchat since they could mimic sounds that humans make.
A couple of times a year, the rambutan tree in our front yard needs to get its branches trimmed so that they don’t touch electrical wires or shed leaves on our roof.
The fact that animals have senses that have a different range from our own should come as no surprise. Indeed, calling them super senses only makes sense from the viewpoint of them requiring radically different ways of perceiving their environments.
The last thing the world needs now, while many areas of the world are still closed and deaths are rising,…
Paralympian Anastasia Pagonis has been swimming even before she became blind at age 14. But losing her vision did not…