Mammals behaving badly
http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2015/12/beaver-suspected-of-causing-fire-that.html -Heavenlyjane
Zoo neighbors complaining about nocturnal sounds reveal interesting findings…
This may be already going viral but I just heard about it: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/giraffes-make-strange-sounds-at-nighttime. – Leslie
Scientific American article on breeding Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo in captivity
Interesting article: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/poop-tree-kangaroo. Leslie
Interesting article about detecting spot patterns on melanistic leopards
Researchers trick black leopards into showing their spots – Leslie
Advice on touring Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve (Quintara Roo, MX)
I am in Quintara Roo in late October and would like to tour the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, a vast wilderness area near Tulum. It’s an inpenetrable without a guide.
Cougar-Wolf battle caught on phone camera
This battle was witness in south central Vancouver Island (BC). Loser died. http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cougar-vs-wolf-unreal-battle-caught-on-camera-near-lake-cowichan-1.240
Update on massive Saiga die-off in Central Asia
In just a few weeks, half of the world’s population of Saiga antelopes are dead from an unidentified emerging disease. My last post from 10 days ago put the fatality count at
Mammals in the news
What Is Killing Off Kazakhstan’s Rare Antelope? http://www.rferl.org/content/what-is-killing-kazakhstan-rare-saiga-antelope/27027384.html Musk Oxen baby boom in Siberia: http
Thinking about a polar bear trip to Churchill in 2016
Has anyone been up to Churchill, Manitoba in fall/winter to see the polar bears congregations? I’ve been mulling this trip for years and now the state of the planet makes me
Stoat-carrying woodpeckeer: is it fake?
Newest meme: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/europe/uk-woodpecker-weasel/index.html Is this fake? I don’t believe a stoat is so small relative to a woodpecker. Talk amoungst yo