article thumbnail

That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. “They don’t want to be inside.

article thumbnail

Thank a lemming

10,000 Birds

Peregrine don’t take many, being more of a bird prey specialist, but apart from that they are the daily feature on the menu of foxes, ermine, wolves, Rough-legged Hawks , Gyrfalcon and especially Snow Owls. Lemmings can have four or five litters a year of as many eight young. Did I mention they’re fast?

Owls 245
article thumbnail

The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Paul’s family noticed that whenever he was about to have an attack, Tinker would get agitated.

Emotional 100