Meet the Model – Pippa the Pine Martin — Wildonline.blog

Meet the Model , Pippa the Pine Martin by Graham Stewart Pippa the Pine Marten – Martes martes Once extremely common in Britain, The Pine Marten was persecuted to near extinction, by 1915 only small pockets of them remained. The decline was brought about by 3 main factors, they were hunted for their fur, game […] …

Book Review # 53 – Birds In Winter — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

Birds In Winter Surviving the Most Challenging Season Author: Roger F. Pasquier Illustrated by Margaret La Farge Publisher: Princeton University Press Review: This book being reviewed is quite interesting because it explains what happens to birds when winter comes. For most people that observe birds, are used to see them mostly in spring, summer and […] …

Terrified Teens Hide Out as Bear Breaks Into NorCal Home, Helps Itself to Midnight Snack From Fridge — KTLA

As two teens watched TV at home late one night, little did they know that the person in the other room opening the refrigerator for a midnight snack wasn’t a person at all. It was a bear. “I heard footsteps, and then I heard Tupperware being opened really loudly and aggressively,” 15-year-old Hayes Sherman said.… via …

Revival of the Irish Wolfhound — Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland

The Irish wolfhound is a persistent symbol of ancient Celtic nobility and integrity. By the middle of the 19th century the original Irish wolfhound had all but disappeared, along with its foe the Irish wolf, and no one really had a clear idea of what it had looked like in its heyday. Around this time,… via …

Videos Show Alligators Climbing Fences, Swimming Across Roads, Pools in Florida — KTLA

Most people know alligators get just about everywhere in Florida, but now they’ve really leveled up. Videos from last week show a massive 463-pound gator swimming in the middle of a busy road — and another climbing a fence. One of the intrusive reptiles was filmed on Thursday swimming in a giant puddle in the …