I’m in the middle of reading Fires of Life: Endothermy in Birds and Mammals by Barry Gordon Lovegrove. It’s a… Read more What Is Exaptation?
Category: Wildlife
To Have As Much Compassion For the Coyote As the Rabbit
Spring is here, and all throughout my social media are posts by people panicking about coyotes. It’s not uncommon for… Read more To Have As Much Compassion For the Coyote As the Rabbit
De-Extinction and Dire Wolves: Should We Clone Extinct Animals?
My social media feeds this week have been full of headlines about how a trio of genetically engineered dire wolves… Read more De-Extinction and Dire Wolves: Should We Clone Extinct Animals?
How to Identify Cackling Geese
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify Cackling Geese
How to Identify Cedar Waxwings
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrodum) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify Cedar Waxwings
Are Cowbirds Invasive?
When discussing invasive species, we often think of species that evolved far away on other continents. Here in the United… Read more Are Cowbirds Invasive?
Are There Evil Animals?
There’s a great discussion over on BlueSky about animal species unfairly seen as villains. Folks are posting pictures of species… Read more Are There Evil Animals?
How to Identify Buffleheads
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Range and typical habitat(s):… Read more How to Identify Buffleheads
Debunking Outdoor Cat Myths
Cats are wonderful animals and I love them dearly; they’re incredible companions, highly entertaining, and there are few things nicer… Read more Debunking Outdoor Cat Myths
How to Identify Cross Orbweaver Spiders
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Cross orbweaver spider (Araneus diadematus), also known as… Read more How to Identify Cross Orbweaver Spiders
