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Category Archives: Animals
A Cat Man: Mr. Lincoln
by Meg Groeling – thanks Ann M. for letting us know! There are times when research seems repetitive. Battles, generals, troop movements, the effects of one thing upon another, and on and on. It is an endless stream, and once one … Continue reading
Two eagles make a heart
Great pic from Mike C.
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New Seattle Aquarium will inspire next generation of conservationists
Thanks to Barb W. for send this along By Melissa Mager and Martha KongsgaardSpecial to The Seattle Times Water is life. The ocean produces nearly every other breath we take. A warmer ocean has less oxygen. A more acidic ocean produces less food. … Continue reading
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The lady and the owl
This short documentary introduces us to the McKeevers, who care for injured owls. They live in the country and have built special cages for different purposes and species. There are many ways of being wounded, yet many ways of being … Continue reading
David Attenborough on the Variety and Resiliency of Nature
In the nineteen-thirties, in Leicester, England, a future knight of the realm named David Attenborough developed an obsession with finding fossils. He would ride his bicycle to old iron quarries and knock on rocks with a little hammer—some would fall … Continue reading
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Do the Volgelkop bop: how a newly discovered bird-of-paradise dazzles his mate
From Aeon: Beginning in 2004, the evolutionary biologist Ed Scholes of Cornell University in New York and the US nature photographer Tim Laman embarked on an ambitious project to find and film the 39 then-known members of the birds-of-paradise family … Continue reading
Get a Dog, Live Longer?
Benefits of dog ownership may be particularly pronounced in those who have already had a heart attack. From the NYT: People who own dogs live longer, a new review of studies suggests. And the benefits may be particularly pronounced in … Continue reading
King-of-Saxony: Otherworldly Calls
From Aeon: Endemic to the mountain forests of New Guinea, the King of Saxony bird-of-paradise (Pteridophora alberti) is best-known for the flamboyant, mate-attracting efforts of its males. The bird’s courtship displays – which often double as a means of keeping … Continue reading
Chaser – man and woman’s smartest friend
Chaser, often described as “the world’s smartest dog,” made headlines worldwide for being able to identify objects by their names. Thanks to Al MacR for sending this in. By Derrick Bryson Taylor July 27, 2019 Many owners struggle to teach their … Continue reading
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A visitor in the operating room
It was Trevor’s first weekend to relax since moving to Seattle. He was out in a park walking Bailey, his year old lab, when his pager unexpectedly beeped. He called in to the operating room office, where the frantic head … Continue reading
11 Things to do in Seattle – from Crosscut
Lynx by Michael Alm. A whole host of Washington state critters are on display now at Ghost Gallery. Michael Alm: The Mammals of Washington Did you know 141 mammals make their home in Washington? The little brown myotis bat, the white-tailed jack … Continue reading
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Why are so many gray whales dying in WA?
Seventeen gray whales have stranded themselves along Washington’s shorelines in 2019, and experts are looking for answers. by From Crosscut: “A stranded female Pacific gray whale washed up at Harborview Park near Everett last week. Officials towed it to decompose not far from a nearby … Continue reading
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The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
From Rosemary W – for more great photos click here.
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The “Mr. Caplow Burger,” the new item on the lunch menu
Chef Mark Ferrante listens to Skyliners’ suggestions. The “Mr. Caplow Burger,” the new item on the lunch menu, came out of a discussion in the Dining Services Committee. Chef Mark was aware of this new product and had already included … Continue reading
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The $1.1-billion orca plan could be a gamechanger
A reflection of whale watchers seen through the window of the Puget Sound Express traveling from the Port of Edmonds along Puget Sound on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (Photo by Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) On Friday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a $1.1 billion … Continue reading
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How climate change could affect us all – new US government report (buried by release on Black Friday)
(CNN)The average global temperature is much higher and rising more rapidly than “anything modern civilization has experienced,” according to David Easterling, one of the authors of a new US government report that delivers a dire warning about our future. Thousands more could die, … Continue reading
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“Tour of Grief”
From the NYT sent in by Pamela P The Orca, Her Dead Calf and Us Among the many quirks of human nature, one that has always struck me as particularly worthwhile is the tendency to project our own feelings onto … Continue reading
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Conversations to avoid on Thanksgiving
From the NFL to the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Donald Trump has turned once-neutral topics into a minefield. Our advice? Keep quiet. One big happy family – just don’t mention the turkey in the room. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Football and … Continue reading
The Friesian Horse
Rosemary W brings our attention to this amazing breed: Just watching them becomes an emotional experience. Can you imagine what it would be like to ride one? Their manes and tails are the longest that I have seen and I noticed that when performing on … Continue reading