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Category Archives: Animals
As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them
Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers – and sharing her experience By Thalia Juarez in The Guardian (thanks to Pam Peterson) Click this link for more: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/08/monarch-butterflies-chicago-garden
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Adding to Traffic Hazards :)
Sardine Sentinel is at Santa Cruz California (thanks to Charlotte Lin) SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz County motorists were forced to confront an unusual traffic hazard this week after a large Australian bird apparently decided that walking was no … Continue reading
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Trill seekers: can scientists use AI and tutors to help birds remember lost songs?
A rufous-collared sparrow. The bird’s songs, some of which are no longer heard, have been recreated with a computer from annotations made in the 1960s. About 4,000 of the world’s 10,000 bird species are songbirds, such as finches, sparrows and … Continue reading
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Sloth bear receives first-of-a-kind prosthetic limb
Thanks to Pam Peterson. Click here to read the story.
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monkey grammer?!
Thanks to Charlotte Lin Primate Communication May Follow Grammar Patterns Once Thought Uniquely Human https://www.sciencealert.com/primate-communication-may-follow-grammar-patterns-once-thought-uniquely-human
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Bumpy the hippo gets second chance at wildlife sanctuary
Thanks to Pam Peterson https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/bumpy-baby-hippo-rescue-orphaned
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Rangers save baby rhino just one day after he was born
Thanks to Pam Peterson https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/baby-rhino-chamboi-rescue-kenya
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The race to save coral reefs from El Niño
Thanks to Charlotte Lin https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02965-9
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Elsa’s Story
From a backyard to Black Beauty Ranch: Elsa’s story – thanks to Bob Peterson From a backyard to Black Beauty Ranch: Elsa’s story In February 2021, as a historic freeze gripped Texas, a six-month-old tiger was found in someone’s backyard in … Continue reading
Court mandates turtle-safe nets for shrimp trawlers
Thanks to Pam Peterson https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/court-verdict-sea-turtle-exclusionary-device
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‘The Whale’ museum offers immersive look into life under the sea
Thanks to Pam Peterson Set to open on June 4, 2027, The Whale is a new museum in Norway dedicated to exploring the “science, behavior, evolution, and cultural history of whales.” Using immersive art, storytelling, sound, and architectural features, The Whale will … Continue reading
Jimothy, Seattle’s beloved raccoon, inspires art auction and raises over $12K for local food bank
Thanks to Pam Peterson He’s been called a legend, a cryptid, and an internet meme, but whatever you call him, Jimothy the Seattle raccoon has undoubtedly skyrocketed to fame in the short span of a week. Due to the shape … Continue reading
Spotted downtown on a World Cup day
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‘Animal rescue mission was like a Terminator film’
Thanks to Pam Peterson Lewis AdamsEssex A former Royal Marine said the drone warfare he witnessed in eastern Ukraine was “like something out of a Terminator movie”. Paul “Pen” Farthing, from Dovercourt, Essex, rescued 194 animals from the front line … Continue reading
Watch an orangutan swing over a busy road via canopy bridge: ‘We have watched and waited for this moment’
From GoodGoodGood–thanks to Pam Peterson In Indonesia, a busy road in Pakpak Bharat cuts through the natural habitat of roughly 350 critically endangered Sumatran orangutans, separating them into two forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve and the Sikulaping Protection Forest. … Continue reading
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Jaguars were pushed to the brink of extinction in Argentina 70 years ago. Now conservationists are celebrating their return
from GoodGoodGood — thanks to Pam P. Iberá National Park and Iberá Provincial Park are home to sweeping grasslands, marshlands, forests, and 4,000 species of flora and fauna. Together, they form the largest park in Argentina. In early May, tour … Continue reading
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Dog Walker Bought A School Bus To Take Dogs To Recess Every Day | The Dodo
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Historical Horses
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson Ed note: Also, for honorable mention don’t we all remember Champion, Silver, Scout, Topper and more ….. (click here to “trigger” your memory)? Today was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, which was launched … Continue reading
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NFL team’s logo links Super Bowl fans to indigenous roots
From BBC written by Max Matza (Seattle) – thanks to Ed M. Wallace Nagedzi Watts had been going to Seahawks games for almost three decades when a historical discovery helped supercharge his fandom – and deepened his connection to his … Continue reading
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Celebration of Life for Dr. Jane Goodall
Thanks to Mary M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQOVNJ20un8 – click this link on November 12th at 8 AM to livestream the memorial on YouTube.
Joy from a parrot named Turtle
Thanks from Bob P. Meet Turtle — the sassy, 40-year-old parrot who rules her household with attitude and affection. Abandoned at a pet store, she found a family and never stopped making them laugh. A touching and funny story about … Continue reading
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Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!
By Anna Griffin and Aaron West in the NYT (thanks to Linda T.) Animal costumes are the new black. Exceedingly aware that the black garb worn by demonstrators in 2020 informed President Trump’s apocalyptic view of Portland, Ore., protesters this year have gone … Continue reading
8 new bee species discovered in Washington
by Kiyomi Taguchi, University of Washington (thanks to Pam P.) Bee experts wouldn’t have previously expected to find the likes of Osmia cyaneonitens, Dufourea dilatipes and Stelis heronae in Washington. But this year, researchers added eight new bee species to a … Continue reading
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A new baby orca!
Thanks to Pearl McE. A new baby orca was spotted off the coast of Alki in Seattle! When asked for comment, the parents responded with a whale song demanding that the Epstein files be released. – Seattle Fun Events
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