Other Animals

A palm cockatoo pair perches near a tree-cavity nest. Photo courtesy of courtesy of Christina N. Zdenek Birds and their mating rituals! Some dance, others preen, and still others perform intricate movements to attract the eyes of a favored beauty. For wild palm cockatoos, it is a creative display of personalized drumsticks that gets the
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The afternoon heat draped across Murthy Kantimahanti as he entered Baruva, a village in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He gently pushed through the murmuring crowd gathered at the corral, revealing the body of a goat killed the previous night. Baruva and several other villages had been plagued by livestock predation for nearly
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This summer, I wrote about the boom experienced by the puffin colony on the island of Skellig Michael in Ireland. Conservation efforts targeting Skellig Michael seem to have been the cause of this boom, which was an exciting event despite the fact that it was far from enough to put a stop to the general
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Webinar: The Grey Way—The Older Grey NEW Date: Friday, October 13, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Lisa Bono, CPBC, owner and
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Hummingbirds may look delicate and beautiful, but beneath that jewel-colored exterior these tiny nectar-sippers are territorial brawlers. Ask any seasoned birdwatcher and they’ll tell you: when two male hummers show up at one feeder there is bound to be a fight. And it isn’t just males. Hummingbirds have to consume enormous amounts of nectar to
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Even James Audubon had his nemesis bird, the chestnut-sided warbler!Mdf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Birdwatching is a dedicated passion for many people. They track, travel, and otherwise set their own stage when it comes to the pursuit of birds to view. These people are their own breed. They can determine the locality of
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The relationship between pest management and birds of prey has always been delicate. In some instances, birds of prey are though of as an essential line of defense against pest animals. It isn’t always an adversarial relationship. For an example, just look to the hawks that many coastal cities are currently employing to chase away
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Jean-Gaël “JG” Collomb, CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Network, appeared on KQED’s Forum today alongside Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, and Jeneria Lekilelei, Ewaso Lions’ Community Conservation Director, to discuss conservation and the importance of inspiring hope as we protect our planet’s wildlife. Dr. Goodall reflected on her incredible career as a trailblazer in great ape
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Community engagement is vital to conservation success—it allows conservationists to involve local people in the management and protection of the wildlife they live alongside, while also improving their livelihoods and granting them access to exciting new opportunities. Members of local communities also bring their own immense knowledge and talents to conservation, as seen in the
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Ospreys are large and instantly recognizable birds of prey. Their unique shape and markings help them stand out from their fellow raptors, as does their incredible tendency to perform aerial dives to snatch live fish out of the water to eat. Fittingly, nicknames for Ospreys include the “sea hawk,” “river hawk,” and “fish hawk.” What’s
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What looks like a Muppet and sounds like a machine gun? Why it’s the Shoebill Stork, of course! These tall wading birds are instantly recognized for their unique appearance. Long elegant legs allow the Shoebill Stork to reach up to five feet tall. The most distinctive feature of the Shoebill Stork is its namesake bill.
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Butterflies are crustaceans, but that is far from the worst piece of information that I have to share with you today. It gets SO MUCH WORSE! So what is a crustacean? Why are butterflies part of the group? And how could it get worse? Let’s find out! #clintsreptiles #phylogeny #crustacean ==== Attribution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aq6IqU8uJv5QopNEscBvLAp_OzzTsBID479HnWNv1H8/edit?usp=sharing ==== Clint
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Image by JOMON JOSEPH from Pixabay With the abundance of hydro flask choices flooding the store aisles and various types of filtered water pitchers to fill them, there’s no excuse for us humans not to drink our daily dose of clean, chilled-to-our-liking water. But, for our feathered friends, getting enough clean water takes more effort
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