Reddit Animals
MARCH 3, 2024
Sometimes on long car rides, my spouse and I try to think of fun little games to play with words. "The Lazy Naturalist" is a game about identifying animals whose common names reference other animals. You play the game merely by discovering and sharing with me/us the name of a real animal.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2024
I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. One of my most memorable outings was a night-time game drive in Kenya when we saw an aardvark and a zorilla, so we ticked off both the first mammal in the field guide’s index, and the last.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Good for animals, of course – particularly some shy mammals. The Bearded Vulture looks surprisingly like the Night King in “Game of Thrones” Probably not a coincidence. Being a mammal myself, I am understandably much less fond of this animal class than I am of birds. A juvenile nearby. Blue Sheep.
Animal Person
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Black Bear. Enter Black Bear Crestfallen, I schlepped my sorry self from my minuscule apartment, across the Village Green toward the coffee shop. And then the whole lot of backslapping, ecstatic locals entered the coffee shop, as the once-mighty bear lie writhing in pain. How could I have been so wrong?
Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2008
State wildlife officials are investigating a possible poaching case in which someone removed the gallbladder of a black bear -- which can sell for thousands of dollars in Asia -- after the animal was struck and killed this week by a car in the Lake Tahoe area. A surgical glove was discovered next to the bear's mutilated carcass. "It
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The refuge is already open to migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and sport fishing. It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
While drones have the potential be a great tool in the world of wildlife conservation, they can also pose a serious problem for the animals they’re trying to protect. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits. Even drone retailers and manufacturers are getting in on the game.
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