Nice Aardvark Pictures
Trevor Hardaker sent me these two pictures a friend of his took a few days ago. The Aardvark was seen at lunchtime near Beaufort West in South Africa’s Karoo. I had heard (fr
Finland Trip Report
I have just got back from a few days in Finland looking for Wolverines (successfully) and other stuff A trip report is here Jon
Over 100 species of bats found in a few acres of Ecuador Rainforest
Over 100 Species Of Bats Found Within Several Acres Of Rainforest In Ecuador (July 16, 2008) — Bats are a remarkable evolutionary success story representing the second larges
Don Roberson – Pictures of Western Red Bat and Long-tailed Weasel
Don Roberson Says: July 1, 2008 at 7:54 pm e New pages with photo of rather rarely photographed California mammals are now on my website. Western Red Bat (marginal photos but cool
What It’s Like To Be A Bat: Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight
What It’s Like To Be A Bat: Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight (June 28, 2008) — Not many people think about what it’s l
Reliance On Unverifiable Observations Hinders Successful Conservation Of Wildlife Species
This is interesting… and it ties in with a great talk I heard once about Thylacine sightings in Tasmania .. of which there are many. Reliance On Unverifiable Observations H
World’s Only Captive Hairy-nosed Otter Gets New Home
I hadn’t realised this species was so rare… I think you can see them in Southern Thailand. World’s Only Captive Hairy-nosed Otter Gets New Home (June 23, 2008) &#
Caribbean Monk Seal Officially Extinct
Hardly a surprise, but .,.. Caribbean Monk Seal Gone Extinct From Human Causes, NOAA Confirms (June 9, 2008) — After a five year review, NOAA’s Fisheries Service
Berlin Mammals RFI
I will be in Berlin at the end of June. Does anyone know whether I could try to see a European Hamster , Southern Water Vole or European Ground Squirrel close or closish (say 300
Wild Sloths Sleep Less Than Captive Ones
I guess this helps explain why I fall asleep in meetings so often. In the first experiment to record the electrophysiology of sleep in a wild animal, three-toed sloths carrying min