Tag Archives: animals

Poetry Day: Death Sentence Hypocrisy

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I wrote this one after reading about an animal getting put down.  It had attacked a human that had climbed into its enclosure.  It made me think about how an animal that attacks people gets put down so easily, but … Continue reading →

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The Largest Animal on Earth: The Blue Whale

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to decide on the first animal post of 2023.  Took a while before I realized that I should start with the gentle giant: Blue Whale. These whales can grow from 80 to 100 feet with the record … Continue reading →

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#5 of 2022: The Flamingo Post!

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(It’s that time of year where I repost the Top 5 of the previous year.  Always fun to see which posts got the most attention.  As usual, I only picked from the ones that were posted for the first time … Continue reading →

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The Bison: Again, These Are Not Buffalo

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Last weekend, I made a post about true buffalo.  Those species are found in Asia and Africa.  Today, I’m going to talk about bison, which also get called buffalo.  Both groups are bovines, but there are differences. Bison have humps, … Continue reading →

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The True Buffalos of Africa and Asia

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

It was difficult to find exact information about these animals because another kept getting mixed in with the searches.  Only members of the African genera of Syncerus and the Asian genera of Bubalus are considered true buffalo.  American Buffalo or … Continue reading →

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National World Wildlife Conservation Day

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I went to see if today was a special day for an animal to give me an idea of which one I should post from my list.  I’d already done cheetah, but I saw National World Wildlife Conservation Day at … Continue reading →

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The Umbrellabirds! (Sounds like a Decent Rock Band)

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Been looking for some birds to do, but so many species have tons of subspecies.  So, they seemed to massive to tackle.  Then, I found these guys who were named by Sir Alfred Wallace in the 1800’s. Umbrellabirds get their … Continue reading →

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The Wombat: No It Doesn’t Have Wings

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I vaguely remember learning about the wombat when I was about 5 or 6.  My parents taped a lot of nature shows for me to rewatch and one of them was on Australia.  That was a favorite, so I watched … Continue reading →

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The World’s Largest Deer: The Moose

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

In America, we call this animal a moose.  I learned that in Eurasia, it’s called an elk.  We use that word for another member of the deer family, which is also called a wapiti.  This is done to clarify a … Continue reading →

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Creepy Animals for Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Since Halloween is tomorrow, I figured it would be best to put up some pictures of really creepy creatures.  I tried to get a variety, but seems most of the ones I found were aquatic and/or insectoid.  Had to really … Continue reading →

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