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Dennis Edge, wildlife photographer, shows Tompkins Sq’s 88 bird species
Dennis Edge How many bird species have you seen in New York City? Dennis Edge, an East Village photographer, has scored an amazing 88 species in and around Tompkins Square Park. That’s just the ones...
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Creationists see animals’ complex relationships as proof they didn’t just evolve
Yellowstone Bison Canyon Ministries is putting out a series of books that explain the major American national wonders–the Grand Canyon, Bryce–from a creationist point of view. But when it comes to...
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Curious Critters: local animals with excellent PR
gray tree frog If the little creatures in your backyard or kid’s fishbowl had a high powered PR campaign, they couldn’t do better than David FitzSimmons’ Curious Critters. He’s a fantastic phtographer,...
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Willdife photographer David FitzSimmons dances with frogs
gray tree frog David FitzSimmons, author of Curious Critters and photography instructor, dances with the creatures he photographs for a half hour or so to get to know them. “I try in images to convey...
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How quickly will national elk feeding grounds spread chronic wasting disease?
In winter animal tourists get close to elk at the refuge. Lori Iverson / USFWS The federal handouts to 12,000-some elk on the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, WY, have gotten a lot of criticism...
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The Hunter: Crushing the fantasy if the Thylacine wasn’t extinct and someone...
If I could see any surviving animal on the planet, I’d probably pick a Tasmanian Tiger. Also known as a Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), it’s a cult favorite of animal tourists because it’s...
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What the robin knows–and how you can get him not to hate you
I feel like a work-at-home scam pitchman when I tell you that Jon Young’s book What the Robin Knows will enable you–yes, you, the person who just wants to see more and can’t tell the difference among...
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Closing MT’s only wildlife rehab center, home to bear, lynx, Ted Turner’s...
Mountain lion has a place to hide at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary. The Yellowstone Sanctuary, the only real place for damaged wildlife to live in Montana, may have to shut down because of some...
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Zombie Birds shows us we still have a lot to learn about animals
This capuchin monkey pees on himself to show how sexually mature he is. I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to look at those cute little capuchin monkeys the same way again after reading Zombie...
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Guide to Troubled Birds: showing birds as the jerks they sometimes are
Do you like birds but are not fooled into thinking they’re all tiny, adorable angels with pretty feathers? Then Guide to Troubled Birds is for you. In the spirit of David Sedaris’ Squirrel Seeks...
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