Category Archives: Animalia
Chimps Head for Retirement
In 1871, the now-extinct Hornet magazine published a cartoon of Charles Darwin looking like a human-ape chimera. It was not meant kindly. We might suppose that progressive Victorian thinkers would have embraced chimps, gorillas, orangs, etc. as newly-found cousins. Perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Environment
Tagged animal rights, Charles Darwin, chimpanzee, St. Francis, Thomas Berry
1 Comment
Flight of the Eagle
Not the Swedish film, but the release of female bald eagle #15-1667. Almost two hundred people gathered at York River State Park for the arrival of the veterinary director from the Wildlife Center in Waynesboro. He was returning a V.I.B. … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia
Tagged Animal rehabilitation, bald eagle, Wildlife Center of Virginia, York River State Park
Comments Off on Flight of the Eagle
Black Bear like a Hairy Bell-ringer
Yesterday was a beautiful experience, but this morning was a revelation. Shortly after 7:30 am I took my breakfast outside on the front deck, but had to duck down when I saw Sooty already looking for his (hers). He didn’t … Continue reading
Bearly in Spitting Distance
I had to post this news while it is still fresh in my mind. Around noon today, I decided to take a break from writing and have lunch on the deck of our Allegheny Mountain home. I hoped to see … Continue reading
Last Flight of the Dough Bird (Eskimo curlew)
Everyone knows the most abundant bird in North America was driven to extinction a century ago by market hunting and habitat destruction. The very last passenger pigeon, called Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. But few people know the … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Environment
Tagged Dough bird, Eskimo curlew, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Robert T. Morris
1 Comment
