10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

The Red-ruffed Fruitcrow ( Pyroderus scutatus ) is a big, beautiful omnivore distributed across five distinct subspecies found in specific locales ranging from the humid western cordilleras of Colombia and Ecuador to the forests of northeastern Argentina.

Colombia 192

Colombia South America Argentina Ecuador 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

I do remember seeing a woodcreeper, but it was one I saw in Argentina as a child. The first monkey I saw. My first ever encounter with a “wild’ monkey was an obvious escapee I saw a s a child, also in Argentina. The memory is as vivid as my first wild wild monkey, and one I treasure still.

Monkeys 100

Monkeys Argentina China Pandas 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Harvard University psychologist Marc Hauser observed what could be called embarrassment in a male rhesus monkey. After sensing that no other monkeys saw him tumble, he marched off, back high, head and tail up, as if nothing had happened. After mating with a female, the male strutted away and accidentally fell into a ditch.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

In her book, “ On a Wing and a Prayer, “ Sarah Woods describes the bird that captured her interest when she first visited Panama: “At more than one metre tall and able to kill a monkey with a single swipe of its powerful, knife-like talons, [H]arpy [E]agles are incredibly hard to find.”

Panama 100

Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Eagles 100