Pied Avocet
The pied avocet’s upturned bill can grow a little over 3 inches long and is used to stir up small critters that live in the mud.
Cape Buffalo
Being four times stronger than an ox, the Cape buffalo is considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa!
Horn Shark
Unlike most sharks, the horn shark has large pectoral fins to push themselves along the ocean floor instead of swimming.
Devon Rex
The mutation in each breed is different and cats will need two recessive genes to get the curly hair of a Devon Rex.
Can Travel Help Save Endangered Species?
I carefully hike to my field site, wet branches catching my bare hands and the muddy slopes of the cloud forest sinking my feet into the hot, humid ground. I felt awe as I take a breath on the side of the mountain atop the “Inca Valley”: Macchu Picchu can be seen in...
Erasing the Green Blur: Becoming familiar with the botanical world around us
“The world is a green blur for you right now. My job… is to erase the green blur from your mind”. That was what my plant taxonomy professor said at my first Introduction to Plant Taxonomy course at Humboldt State University. Botany 350 or “Plant Tax”, as it was more...
Behind the scenes, a day in the life of an aquarist
Have you ever been to an aquarium to see all the beautiful fish swimming around? Well, there is a whole other side of the aquarium that the public hardly ever gets to see. Behind the scenes is where aquarists, like me, spend most of their time preparing food,...
Citizen scientists star in monarch butterfly migration research
Many people know a little bit about monarch butterflies, like that they pass through a fascinating life cycle from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly and complete miraculous migrations every year to avoid winter weather. With so many people familiar with...
A wild time volunteering at Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary
Nestled into the country side of Blairstown, New Jersey is a very special wildlife rehabilitation center named Antler Ridge Wildlife Rescue (ARWS). This Wildlife Sanctuary is located on a 120-acre preserved farm and provides care and treatment to injured, orphaned or...
How to start birding from your own backyard
Right now, we are facing a new “normal” – we are being told to stay in our homes, socially distance ourselves from the ones we love, and delay or change our plans to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Many of us are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about...
