article thumbnail

Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. I guess he should have stuck with the substantially less dangerous trogons. Lucky him, right? Though he ended up dead anyway.

Birds 216
article thumbnail

On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204). Two tigers confined to a cage gave 'freedom' from enemies. Instead, they hide behind passive verbs.

Animal 100
article thumbnail

On Stanley and Family Commitments

Animal Person

The neighborhood kids love her because she's beautiful ("Where's the tiger? We want to see the tiger!" There were 15 greyhounds in the small pet food store, and Violet and Stanley were equally uninterested in the event. Sky petted Stanley and he just stood there. And he's child friendly. Violet Rays is not a kid dog.

Family 100