10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. I viewed them at dusk, through a telescope, from a ridge overlooking the area they were hunting. Why not the stoat family or the badger family?)

Fur 212

Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 212

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2013

What can your pup do to exercise their mind, if they aren’t involved in the pack’s hunt? Problem-solving skills are as good for your dog as they are for you, and it’s always a delight to see your canine companion beam with pride when they have “won” their game. As a result, even games of catch give your puppy more to think about.

Puppies 100

Puppies Squirrels Dogs Game 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Originally they were all placed in the family Capitonidae , but over time taxonomists have determined that actual relationships between these barbets are far more complex. Gray-throated Barbet is one of the plainer members of the African Barbet family. Image taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.

Ethiopia 247

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 247