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GREG AND JUNE'S TRIP TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
from 2024 in ( life / animals / wildlife / galapagos )

/images/galapagos-blue-footed-booby-on-nest.webpBlue-footed Booby on her nest -- The animals on the Galapagos Islands are so tame, you can walk right up to them. /images/galapagos-blue-footed-booby-feet.webpBlue-footed Booby -- I think they are proud of their blue feet. /images/galapagos-crab.webp... read more

HOW TO ATTRACT GROUND NESTING BEES
from 2021 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )

A bee is a bee right? Wrong. There are actually many different types of bee, from the fluffy bumblebee which lives as part of a large colony, to the solitary bee. While the honey bee lives in a hive, the carpenter bee prefers to make its home by drilling into wooden objects. Some varieties can sting while others cannot.... read more

IN SUPPORT OF TURTLES
from 2021 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )

My mom is retired, & she spends her winters volunteering at a sea turtle rescue center in south Texas. The cold snap is stunning the local turtles & they're doing a lot of rescues. She sent me this photo today of the back of her Subaru. It's literally turtles all the way ... read more

THE WORLD'S LONELIEST ELEPHANT MOVING TO SANCTUARY WITH OTHER ELEPHANTS, THANKS TO CHER
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )

A lonely elephant at a zoo in Pakistan is finally moving to an animal sanctuary where he will be able to socialize with other elephants.: sunnyskyz.com/good-news/4051/The-and-039-Worlda... read more

IT'S WORKING! VIDEO SHOWS DEER, BEARS AND MORE USING UTAH'S FIRST WILDLIFE OVERPASS
from 2020 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )

titleclick for larger image href/images/utah-wildlife.webp 'It's working!' wrote DWR on social media, adding, 'As you can see, the 2nd year of this overpass has been successful at helping wildlife safely migrate over busy Interstate 80 a... read more

DEER STEALS HUNTER'S GUN, FLEES INTO WOODS
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )

Of course, the deer is now considered to be armed and dangerous. Be on the look-outA hunter in the Czech Republic now called Czechia was charged by a deer that snagged his gun on its antlers and fled into the woods with the weapon...Read, listen ... read more

EAGLE SENDS DRONE TO WATERY GRAVE IN BRAZEN ATTACK OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )

Michigan state officials said a drone that was mapping shoreline erosion in the Upper Peninsula was sent to a watery grave in a brazen attack by a bald eagle.: upi.com/OddNews/2020... read more

INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANY USING BEE SOUNDS TO WARD OFF ELEPHANTS
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )

Officials with an Indian railway company said they have started using the recorded sound of buzzing bees to keep elephants from wandering onto the tracks...: gephardtdaily.com/what-the/ind... read more

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS OF FALLING IGUANAS ON COLD NIGHT IN MIAMI
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )

The National Weather Service on Tuesday warned people in South Florida of the possibility of falling iguanas in advance of cold weather.... read more at upi.com/Odd-News/2020/01/21/National-Weather-Service-warns-of-falling-iguanas-in-Miami/9431579646392/upi ... read more

ELEPHANT CLIMBS 5-FOOT WALL TO STEAL MANGOES FROM LODGE
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )

An elephant in a Zambian national park was caught in camera climbing over a wall to steal some mangoes from a safari lodge...: targetblank hrefupi.com/Odd-News/2020/01/13/Elephant-climb... read more

TENNESSEE SAFARI PARK
from 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / rescue )

Drove past tennesseesafaripark.comthis place a month ago on my way to tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g44719-Activities-NewMadridMissouri.htmlNew Madrid (just because). It looked interesting and is apparently getting search.brave.... read more

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALPACAS AND LLAMAS
from 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )

In case you were wondering, as I was... Click the image for a larger version titleClick for larger image href/images/meme-alpaca-vs-llama.webp See also, search.brave.com/search?qalpaca-vs-llama&iawebllama vs. alpaca... read more

ELEPHANT POACHING FALLS DRAMATICALLY
from 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )

Some good news for a change: sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/elephant-poaching-falls-dramatically-africaelephant-poaching-falls-dramatically-africa Elephant poaching in Africa has dropped significantly from a peak in 2011, according to a new analysis of annual surveillance data. ... read more

HOW WILDLIFE BRIDGES OVER HIGHWAYS MAKE ANIMALS -- AND PEOPLE -- SAFER
from 2019 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )

I love this! Bridges for bears and tunnels for tortoises have significantly reduced the number of wildlife-car collisions worldwide. nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/wildlife-overpasses-underpasses-make-animals-people-safer/... read more

ANIMALS RESCUED FROM WILDFIRES
from 2017 in ( life / animals / wildlife / rescue )

UC Davis has been caring for dozens of animals that were displaced or injured in the California wildfires over the past two weeks. /images/cat-injured-2.webp Read, listen or watch the rest... read more

GOT YELLED AT TODAY
from 2017 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )

I got yelled at today... by a quail. I was crossing an empty lot toward the soccer field (for my daughter's game) when I heard squawking. I looked down, and there it was, protecting its nest, obviously telling me to get lost. So I did. I am nothing if not considerate.... read more

JUST CUZ YOU CUT OFF ITS HEAD
from 2014 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )

Just 'cuz you cut off its head... don't assume it's harmless. Chef dies after spitting cobra he was cooking bit him on the hand ... 20 minutes after he had cut its head off. : titlespitting cobra hrefdailymail.co.uk/news/article-2732523/Chef-dies-spitting-co... read more

SAVED A LIFE TODAY
from 2013 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )

Probably. You never know about these things. Anyway, I had forgotten to buy cat food and that is what allowed me to be there in time to save a life. Taking my daughter to school this morning, I had to turn south on Nolensville Rd because Old Hickory was backed up. I was running late, and there'd be no way to make up time taking my usual rout... read more

BIRD IN THE HOUSE
from 2010 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )

Woke up this morning to a bird in the kitchen. I had a hunch /images/joey-sitting-on-sunny.webpthe cat Sunny had brought something inside because, while still half asleep, I heard her banging around outside of the bedroom somewhere.Anyway, I walked into the kitchen, and there was a bird perched on the curtain rod over ... read more

SNAKE IN THE CREEK
from 2010 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )

I almost stepped on a snake as Elizabeth and I came out of the creek. Yes, we were in the creek. Anyway, I yelled, Aaaah when he slithered past me toward her and into the water. She wanted to get a better look at him as he lay there half in the water, half out. It was only three feet long, but I didn't know if it was ... read more


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