It may be Halloween today, but recent events in the bovine world may convince you it's really April Fools Day (or a bovine conspiracy)!Let's start with events on Oromocto Island (New Brunswick). Cow No. 4 (perhaps she should be called 'Double O something') decided that life on the island summer pasture was just not that exciting. …
Can’t Get Enough of Fall!
I just love Fall in central Ontario, all the amazing colours, the stunning beauty! Here are some latest photos from around Parry Sound and Seguin Township (home, sweet home).
Fall Garden Colour
The colours of the leaves are complemented by some lovely late-flowering beauty in my Fall Garden.
How a 20th-century hunting boom left the Amazon with “empty rivers” and 23 million dead animals — Quartz
The fashion for wild animal skins and furs drove a hunting boom in the Amazon basin through the 20th century. A mass industry sprung up almost overnight and the hides of otters, jaguars or alligator-like caimans were soon being shipped round the world to be turned into coats, hats or accessories. The Amazon rainforest, and… via …
Video Captures Great White Shark Breaking Through a Cage With Diver Inside — TIME
A diver survived after a great white shark broke open the metal rails of his diving cage and swam inside while the diver was within. The Shanghai man was shark diving off the coast of Guadalupe Island in Mexico, when a shark breached the side of the cage, according to the YouTube caption in the… via …
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Review: This Toy Robot Is Like a Real-Life Wall-E — TIME
I made a new friend last week. Though I’ve only known him a short while, I’ve already learned that he’s a sore loser, he’s easily confused, and he gets frustrated when he’s pushed out of his comfort zone. I should also add that my new companion isn’t human. He’s called Cozmo, a new artificially intelligent… via …
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Tigers, Lions & Bears (Pandas that is)
I finally got down to the Toronto Zoo this past Tuesday, at long last visiting the zoo's 'youngsters' - white lion cubs, giant panda cubs, Juno (the cutest polar bear cub ever!), and Nandu the Indian rhinoceros calf. They were all adorable and active! The Sumatran Tigers are my favourite large cat species, and thankfully …
Oxford Tops Ranking of Best Universities in the World — TIME
Oxford became the U.K.’s first university to top the Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings this year, ending the California Institute of Technology’s five-year streak. Oxford’s rise can be attributed to its growing international reach: Research funding rose 10% and total income rose to 1.4 billion pounds ($1.83 billion), the Guardian reports. According to its… via …
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Heavenly Birdie
Am I an angel....or maybe, more likely, an angelic little devil 🙂 Keito
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman Prove the Bromance Continues With New Sherlock Photo — TIME
Sherlock released a new picture featuring Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) on Wednesday to tease its fourth season returning to PBS some time in 2017. In the shot, Holmes looks like he’s about to make an important discovery that Watson doesn’t quite follow. Watson’s hair seems to look extra silvery, presumably… via …
The Northern Herper 
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