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Hostile Vs. Friendly Planet

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This subject came about after I read an interesting comment on a Reddit forum.  The topic was about the Avatar movies and how humans are the bad guys trying to destroy the environment.  Most of the comments were praising the … Continue reading →

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Happy National Dolphin Day

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is National Dolphin Day.  I was going to do a bunch of info on them, but . . . I just couldn’t get this out of my head (Volume is oddly low):

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Happy World Wildlife Day

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was going to do a specific animal post. Not sure which animal, but I was going to take one off my list.  Then, I noticed that it was World Wildlife Day.  Why focus on one animal when I … Continue reading →

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World Whale Day: The Cachalot

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is ‘World Whale Day’.  Now, there are 90 species of whale, which means I can’t list them all here.  I decided to choose one species to focus on.  Hard choice since there are so many iconic species.  Decided to … Continue reading →

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Best of 2023 #2: The Axolotl

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on May 14, 2023.) The axolotl is a very unique type of salamander.  We’ll get more into that with the facts because there’s a lot to delve into. I tried to write it in paragraph form, but there … Continue reading →

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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I couldn’t resist this holiday.  A dear, close friend of mine and I have a squirrel thing going on for years.  So, I’d be remiss if I didn’t take advantage of this day.  Also, there are 5 subfamilies, 58 genera, … Continue reading →

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Best of 2023 #5: The Blue Whale

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was originally posted on January 8th, 2023.) 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 … Continue reading →

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The Lynx Family: Tufted Ears and Stubby Tails

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

When you hear the word ‘lynx’, you probably think of a single type of animal.  Those of us in the USA probably pictured a bobcat.  Well, there are actually 4 species of lynx and one of them is the bobcat.  … Continue reading →

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Critically Endangered: The Golden Bamboo Lemur

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Madagascar has tons of lemurs, which makes it difficult to do posts on them.  That being said, I really wanted to mention the Golden Bamboo Lemur at some point.  Due to habitat destruction and hunting, they are considered critically endangered … Continue reading →

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The ‘Earth Pig’: Aardvark

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

First, Aardvark apparently comes from the Afrikaans word ‘erdvark’.  This means ‘earth pig’, which I think is a cool nickname. How to explain an aardvark?  Well, it’s a burrowing mammal from Africa that is mostly active at night.  It is … Continue reading →

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