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I’ve got a name for the wandering sea lion
…who swam out of the seal pond at the Central Park Zoo and had a brief excursion before determining she preferred the seal pond. Her name is Sally.
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged Central Park Zoo seal pond
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Need some laughs today? Try these items of animal news
From the current Harper’s Weekly Review: Torrential rains in New York City caused massive flooding in subway stations, streets, and homes, and allowed a sea lion to briefly escape from her enclosure at the Central Park Zoo. In Central Greece, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, climate change, The Facts of Life
Tagged bedbugs, Harper's, Hitler beetle, Javier Milei, Milton Friedman, neo-Nazis, support alligator
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Rats.
It has occurred to me that my daily life consists of reading, writing, and thinking about what I’ve read and what I want to write. Yeah, yeah there’s the role TV occupies but it isn’t a blanket: I’m usually reading … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged David Grann, David Remnick, giant squid, Joseph Mitchell, Kraken, New Yorker, Pied Piper of Hamelin, rats in New York City, Robert Browning, World War II
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