A Goffin’s cockatoo creates a tool by pulling off a twig from a tree branch. Image by Mark O’Hara/University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna In the effort of living, humans have discovered that crafted tools were essential to making life better. With new tools, things that were difficult became easier. As time progressed, tool-crafting became more
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Thick as paste and spattered with leaves and pebbles, the cool mud encircling the waterhole was heavenly for Marco. He wriggled around, caking it into his fur, and then eased into the water. It gets upwards of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the Peruvian dry forest, and this is the only place to escape the heat.
Under the bright Zimbabwe sun, Markus Hofmeyr watched the trucks rumble across the plains and approach the gates. The convoy, led by a flatbed truck carrying a large metal crate, pulled into Gonarezhou National Park and stopped near the waiting team of conservationists. Markus’ colleagues set to work, opening the crate to reveal a sedated
blue-throated macaw pair; photo courtesy CLB Foundation We are returning to Bolivia this month to highlight another organization that does important scientific work to support endangered species, CIESA – the Endangered Species Research Center. CIESA is the first Research Center in Bolivia in the Beni region to gain approval from the General Directorate of Biodiversity
The shadows of gulls slid across the uneven sands of Punta Tombo, a peninsula along Argentina’s central coast. Dr. Pablo Borboroglu watched them glide away before returning his attention to the thousands of Magellanic penguins nestled along the beach. With 766 acres of nesting ground, Punta Tombo is one of the world’s largest Magellanic penguin
Webinar: The Grey Way: Keeping it Clean–Tips & Techniques for Maintaining a Healthy Environment for Pet Birds with Lisa Bono, CPBC Date: Friday, Ocotber 1, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird
Webinar: University Vet Insider—Teaching, Treating & Research with Dr. Joerg Mayer Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest Joerg
Webinar: Avian Vet Insider—Road Trip! An Insider’s View of a Veterinary Conference Date: Friday, October 15, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest,
Webinar: Avian Bornavirus Part 2—A Review & More with Dr. Susan Orosz Date: Friday, October 22, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for this very important FREE, live webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special
Earwig? As a pet? Heck yes! Why not? Earwigs are stinkin’ rad, easy to keep, and totally harmless. In fact, it might just be one of the best pet insects that you can get. But is the earwig the best pet invertebrate for you? #earwig #clintsreptiles #petinsect ==== Enclosure: https://amzn.to/2Z7NMJR Fish Food: https://amzn.to/2Xdqwxr Sand: https://amzn.to/2QcRLAz
Image by the University of Auckland A hallmark of life is the ability to make things work despite a debilitating condition that works against the norm. As humans in an advanced technological age, we have crossed great distances in making life easier for those that are in need. A missing leg or arm can be
One of the worst things about keeping reptiles is that they can get sick, and even die. Not long ago my jungle carpet python was on the verge of death. He had an upper respiratory infection (an RI). Was it too late to save him? This is our experience. ==== Clint is a professional biologist
A scarlet macaw in flight. The story of declining populations of exotic bird species is a well-known one. But it is still a sad reminder of a changing world. As humanity continues to find the need to branch out in lands that were once occupied by wild animals and hosts of wild flora, the habitats
Reticulated pythons are pretty much the perfect snake–except for the fact that they are gigantic, dangerous, and eat farm animals. If only there were tiny retics… Wait, what? There are super dwarf retics?! Is this the best pet snake?! Is the super dwarf reticulated python the best pet snake for you? #clintsreptiles #superdwarf #reachoutreptiles ====
Photo by Kevin Tribelhorn on Unsplash A journal article, published this August (Schnell et al., 2021), showed that a species of European jay demonstrates clear distress when their expectations of finding a treat are violated. The experimenters showed the birds that a very desirable food was being hidden under one of two cups, and then,