Embedded below is a film about a honey bee swarm. Sometimes bees are a metaphor for human pursuits (e.g., of social cooperation, collectivization, etc.), but that’s not my point here. The film is simply interesting to me as a documentary about animal life. Enjoy.
Animals
Animals, Holiday, Weather
Happy Groundhog Day 2014
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Holiday
A Dog’s Christmas Gift
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Sports
The Hockey-Watching Dog
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals
Doberman and Chickens
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals
Terrier v. Crustacean
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Nature
The Turkey Vultures of Devil’s Lake
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Animals, Poll
Friday Poll: The Dog-Defending, Raccoon-Tossing Incident
by JOHN ADAMS •
This summer, entrepreneur Kevin Rose awoke to the cries of his dog, Toaster. Rose found his dog on a stairwell outside his apartment, battling (none-too-successfully) a raccoon. Acting to protect his dog, Rose tossed the masked attacker down the stairwell. Video from security cameras recorded the encounter, and Rose placed it on the YouTube (the…
Animals, University, Weird Tales
The Fox @ UW-W
by JOHN ADAMS •
There have been sightings of a fox on campus. Why he’s here, one cannot say, and in any event the best course is to leave a wild animal alone. For the curious, though, I’ve embedded a video documentary describing that very fox’s life with complete accuracy and absolutely sensitivity to the highest standards of nature…
Animals
Bouncing Boxer
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats
Actually, this may be the best thing to have happened to Detroit in years
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Weird Tales
Motorcyclist Hits Bear at 87 MPH in Canada
by JOHN ADAMS •
The footage shows the view from the biker’s helmet as he is thrown from the vehicle. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the incident occurred on Highway 7 on June 30, 2013. After ensuring the biker received medical attention the RCMP officer recovered the helmet and camera. To their surprise police watching the…
Animals, Cats, Press, Weird Tales
Chicago Tribune Accidentally Puts Cat Photo on Homepage
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Animals, Weird Tales
Wild Peacocks Terrorize Timid Residents of Crybaby Town
by JOHN ADAMS •
CNN reports from Union Gap, Washington, where the hypersensitive genteel residents of that six-thousand-person town are sweating out a few wild peacocks. I’m not sure what to make of it — when I look at a map, Union Gap, Washington is plainly part of America. And yet, and yet, America’s the place that confronted and…