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Category Archives: Animals
How to eat meat without killing an animal!
Thanks to Mike C. From the Guardian: Singapore’s approval of chicken cells grown in bioreactors is seen as landmark moment across industry Eat Just’s ‘chicken bites’ will be initially available in a Singapore restaurant. Cultured meat, produced in bioreactors without … Continue reading
Birth of a bee
After just three weeks of development, worker bees emerge from their brood cells fully formed, flying out to begin supporting their hive. In a stunning high-definition time-lapse video, the US photographer Anand Varma follows the bee’s stages of development from … Continue reading
Life is to be enjoyed
Thanks to Yvonne P.
The eagle builds a home
From a friend of Al MacR. The sun peaked out for a couple of hours in West Seattle yesterday morning, and I was fortunate enough to witness some of our local eagles continue with their nest fortification activities. With the … Continue reading
A frightened owl was rescued Monday after being found in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, days after it had been chopped down upstate.
Thanks to Linda W. – “Only in New York!” By Nick Garber, Patch Staff Nov 18, 2020 2:43 pm ET|Updated Nov 18, 2020 10:01 pm ET MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — On Monday afternoon, Ellen Kalish got a call from a woman she didn’t know, asking … Continue reading
Cute little guys – unless you have arachnophobia
by Katherine J. Wu in the NYT Shortly before Halloween in 2018, an administrative building at Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve in Alaska began to sprout a beard. But the strands that composed the furry fringe weren’t fine brown … Continue reading
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So much to say about the fly!
Thanks to Mary Jane F. for reach out to RBG!
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Down Under revisited
Thanks to Pam P. who claims she still has her pet ‘roo, Jack, around somewhere in hiding.
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Not seen at Skyline, or was it?
During Skyline’s virtual trek in Australia pre-COVID-19, Pam and Bob just might have brought Jack home with them. But how did he wind up in Florida? The article about Jack is below in the Seattle Times. Mystery yet to be … Continue reading
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Crows object to 800 Columbia reopening
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Fishing or Phishing?
Thanks to Jeff E.! Ed note: Not sure if this is fake or real, but here’s one explanation I found. “In humans, our lungs work to exchange oxygen from the air to replenish our blood cells and exhale waste gasses. … Continue reading