4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 28, 2010
Rebel Monkeys ! But for a gang of monkeys making their home at the Galta Temple in the Indian city of Jaipur, it’s an easy life — lounge by the sacred pool, groom your friends and accept handouts from worshippers paying respect to the Hindu Monkey God Hanuman. Here is another sneak peek at a show on the new NatGeo WILD network!
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2012
Our bus ride to the train that would take us to the boat launch led through monoculture pineapple plantations being sprayed with pesticides that were not a pretty sight, but the view of the sun breaking through the clouds over the mountains (like in the picture above) was inspiring. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to!
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2014
If we assume (probably incorrectly) that of apes and monkeys, they all descended from a monkey like ancestor, than apes are monkeys. In other words, the group of mammals that includes all the monkeys, which is rather large (and not accurately defined because I’ve not said what a “monkey” is … am I including lemurs?)
Critter News
MARCH 15, 2009
The warning cited three errors in veterinary care, including a serious 2007 incident where a pregnant monkey died when a researcher failed to notice she was having a troubled labor. The two other incidents involved a sponge being left in a monkey after surgery and a surgery performed on the wrong monkey.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2019
The train system is fast and efficient and was our primary mode of transport. If the train did not go all of the way then we took a connecting bus or walked. We dropped our bags and got changed and hopped back on the train to go to the end of the line at Pasir Ris. It was 13:52 and we were alone in that area of the reserve.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. Full story in the Seattle Times.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 12, 2014
Cuery y Salado Preserve protects a coastal mangrove system full of wildlife from monkeys to trogons. Half the fun of this site is the process of getting there by an old, repurposed “banana train!” Photo by James Adams. We first visited Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge.
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