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Animal news: A monkey’s “life on the lam”
I just read this monkey business in the New York Times and eagerly grabbed the url. Several reasons: we all love monkey news; the lammer is lamming in the Scottish Highlands, one of my favorite places on earth; and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, Journalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Carl nagle, Harper's, Isabella Kwai, Kincraig Scotland, monkey in Highlands, New York Times
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Alarming animal news about certain bat penises
From Harper’s February Findings: [M]ale serotine bats who mated in the attic of a Dutch church were found to have enormous penises that they used not for penetration but for manipulation. So many questions here. Is the church attic integral … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged bats penises, Darwin, Dutch church attic, evolution, Harper's, how bats mate, serotine bats, sex lives of bats
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A small animal tale: today I saw a worried dog
Early afternoon, I got into our building’s elevator and joined three other animals –a man, a woman and a dog of no obvious breed. We all exchanged smiles because this is what we do in our building. We smile at … Continue reading
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