Rabbit, jump
I was at a country fair recently and saw a sign for an event called rabbit hurdling. It was no misprint, either, because it featured a little drawing of a bunny jumping over a hurdle, something like a horse would. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Nature
And now for something completely different, I bring you: Pelagornis
Tired of reading about politics and the decline of the republic? Here’s a palate refresher, and something of a mind-blower: The one and only known Pelagornis sandersi fossil’s wings stretch a whopping 6.4 meters (or 20.99 feet) ”“ about twice … Continue reading →
Top dog?
Britain’s biggest, anyway: Okay, okay, there’s a bit of a trick angle there to accentuate Freddy’s gargantuousity (and yeah, I know it’s not a real word). But here’s one that isn’t a trick, and he’s still plenty big: Great Danes … Continue reading →
Lion and tiger and bear, oh my!
Don’t try his at home. These are not cuddly creatures: The secret appears to be the Oreo cookies.
Continue reading →Itty bitty rhino
I know that rhinos are tough and powerful beasts, and nothing to cozy up to. But baby ones are—surprisingly cute:
Continue reading →Spring’s coming!
Yes, I know that technically spring’s been here for quite a while. But northern climes don’t get to see it so quickly. In 1913, about a hundred years ago, Robert Frost wrote about the transition of the seasons in one … Continue reading →
Dino-chick
Not a pretty sight, except to another oviraptorosaur, is this newly-discovered species called Anzu wyliei: Eleven feet tall and 500 pounds in weight, looks like a chicken but acts like a dinosaur. With its toothless beak, long legs, huge feet, … Continue reading →
This is why…
…squirrels are not really a recommended pet: At least, it’s one of the reasons why.
Continue reading →Acquainted with the White
[NOTE: Gerard Vanderleun recycled an old post of his at American Digest, an ode to the rainy season in Seattle. Which reminds me that, way back when, I wrote an answering poem—only mine was an ode to snow season in … Continue reading →
This news…
…may render you speechless. But it won’t render your dog speechless. Au contraire.
Continue reading →De-extinction: should we do it?
The NY Times Magazine has an article about the looming possibility of what’s called “de-extinction”—that is, bringing back extinct species such as the passenger pigeon, or something close to them. It seems to be within our grasp to bring to … Continue reading →
I have grown used to…
…the fact that I’m now living in the Arctic. It’s been that kind of winter. It’s snowing now—snowing along most of the eastern part of the country, I think. We here in the north actually have gotten less snow than … Continue reading →