10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

They strut about flicking their luxurious fur capes, roaring, displaying their massive canines, chasing off rival males and generally just releasing their built-up testosterone, but back at the ranch, it’s the females that actually call the shots. Mammals Ethiopia Gelada' they are the most terrestrial primate after humans.

Ethiopia 159

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. We don’t have monkeys, or wildebeest, or salmon here. Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. The reasons for this perceived lack of birds are threefold.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

It’s not surprising that animals—especially, but not only, mammals—share many emotions with us because we also share brain structures—located in the limbic system—that are the seat of our emotions. After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100