10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2015

If you follow baseball, you’ve probably heard of the “ rally squirrel ” and the infamous “ rally monkey.” Finally, avians have earned their place as a good-luck charm: At least one member of the New York Mets credits their recent success, at least in part, to a parakeet that’s been spotted around Citi Field as of late.

Parrots 164

Parrots Bahamas Monkeys Transported 164

Animal Ethics

JUNE 5, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Monkeys Think, Moving Artificial Arm as Own ” (front page, May 29): The brain really is a fascinating organ. I was also intrigued to read that “in previous studies, researchers showed that humans who had been paralyzed for years could learn to control a cursor on a computer screen with their brain waves.”

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Monkeys Colorado 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2007

9): Gail Collins writes: “Human-ape conversation was a very hot topic back in the late 1960s, when researchers first taught a chimpanzee named Washoe to use sign language. The Great Ape Trust is the only place in America where this kind of research still goes on.” To the Editor: Re “An Ape Types in Iowa” (column, Aug.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Apes Georgia 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In 2009, I traveled from New York City to the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. It was my first trip to the Neotropics, and I had no idea what I was getting into. That sentence really doesn’t begin to describe this very smart and highly readable book. The ‘little green book’ was now over 450 pages long!

South America 140

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 140

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

Do your research. Imagine me there raring to see more exciting Asian avifauna while the rest of the group screeches to a halt to spend 45 minutes admiring birds I see all the time in New York. OK, this isn’t much of a list, but all wild monkey sightings deserve recognition! ). Monkey at a monastery.

2014 203

2014 Eagles Asia Groups 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. casa botania. 20 Jan 2017. Thicket Tinamou – Crypturellus cinnamomeus. riparian zone route 254.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100