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Animal news: bird returns after a 170-year absence
True, but what drew me to this story was the name of the bird: the black-browed babbler of Borneo. I can’t say it once without flubbing. But I’m genuinely glad it’s back.
Animal news: inappropriate aggression?
From Harper’s Findings for March 2021: During a dry month in the Maya Forest, a jaguar ate an ocelot. In the Red Sea, octopuses were punching fish, possibly as an expression of spite or of dominance.
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged jaguar, Maya Forest, octopus, Red Sea
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Animal news: if you could clone one animal, which would it be?
My choice for the last animal: a ferret. Yet… The cloned ferret has a name. Elizabeth Ann. But what you really want to know is, why do I have a dim impression of ferrets? Because I’ve been watching “The Yorkshire … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged animal castration, cloning animals, Ellen Kaye, endangered animals, ferrets, The Yorkshire Vet
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