In one sense, Russell is a very lucky boy. So far, in 6 years, he has survived a blow from a car, several venomous snakebites, obstruction on bladder stones, and secretly snacking on rat poison. If… Read more
Archive for the ‘wildlife’ Category
Putting on a Brave Face – stoicism in animals
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Most would think rabbit and bird would lose to Mastiff in the competition for bravest and strongest. Given comparable disease, the fragile bird or rabbit would be expected to be groaning miserably… Read more
A tale of two turtles
Friday, May 29th, 2009Turtles are ancient creatures, having lived in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years. They out-survived the dinosaurs and predate the crocodile. Some can live for hundreds of years, survive… Read more