Moscow Mammals – RFI
Has anyone tried to do any mammal watching in Moscow? I will be there next week and might be able to spend a few hours looking for stuff. If anyone knows of good spots to look
Sex Pest Seal
This is amusing …unless you are a penguin) … http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7379554.stm Jon
Polar Bear and Husky Encounter
Some extraordinary pictures of an alledgedly wild Polar Bear meeting and befriending some huskies in Churchill. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?i
Colombia RFI
I will be in Colombia in 2 weeks and want to spend the week at Parcque Tayrona, near Santa Marta. Has anyone been there? Would be grateful for advice… Jon
Computers Show How Bats Classify Plants According To Their Echoes
Computers Show How Bats Classify Plants According To Their Echoes (March 24, 2008) — Researchers have developed a computer algorithm that can imitate the bat’s ability
Saiga Antelopes Face Migration Crisis
Asia’s Odd-ball Antelope Faces Migration Crisis ScienceDaily (Mar. 19, 2008) — Take a deer’s body, attach a camel’s head and add a Jimmy Durante nose, and you h
Wolverine photographed in California
This is exciting, particular for anyone who thinks – like me – that the Wolverine is one of the world’s greatest mammals. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200
First photos of Lowland Gorillas mating face to face
This is pretty interesting… Scientists have released the first known photographs of gorillas performing face-to-face copulation in the wild. This is the first time that weste
Lion Warning
I used to have this stuck to my office wall but lost it. Thanks to Richard Webb for sending it through as a JPG file.
Ethiopia – Simien Mountains Trip Report
I’ve just added a report of last weekend in the Simien Mountains. Lots of Ibex, Geladas and some yet to be identified rodents. Jon