Hannah Sparks reports that Big cats prefer the warm, spicy scent of Calvin Klein’s Obsession cologne: What drives the felines wild? The intoxicating aroma of Calvin Klein’s Obsession, according to zookeepers in the UK. A recent shortage of perfumes, which help to soothe the sometimes aggressive animals, has lead the Banham Zoo in Norfolk, England,…
Animals
Animals, Cycling, Faraway Places, Nature
Thirsty Koala Drinks from Cyclist’s Water Bottle
by JOHN ADAMS •
View this post on Instagram There were about a dozen cyclists around me watching this (all men) and several commented that it was genuinely the best thing they’ve witnessed. What a truly wonderful experience. Check out my previous posts this morning for explanation. : : : #cyclingtips #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #roadbikelife #lifeonabike #travelbybike…
Animals, Cats, Faraway Places, Nature, Press Release
Friday Catblogging: First lynx born in the Catalan Pyrenees for more than a century
by JOHN ADAMS •
A press release from the MónNatura Pirineus Wildlife Recovery Center release tells the tale: Today [8.9.19], the first lynx born in the Catalan Pyrenees for more than a century has been presented at MónNatura Pirineus. The animal, which is in perfect health, was born on May 28 at the MónNatura Pirineus Wildlife Recovery Center and…
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Panthers in Florida with a mysterious Illness
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cat v. Bear
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catbloging: A Bobcat Tries a Different Hunting Strategy to Catch a Duck
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Weather, Weird Tales
Early Spring
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats, Science/Nature
Friday Catblogging: It’s not the cat…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Derek Beres writes Are cats jerks? Or are YOU the jerk?: To claim that cats aren’t social is simply a way to claim your ignorance about this particular animal. Which is the topic of a new study, conducted by researchers at Oregon State University and published in the journal Behavioral Processes. In the first experiment, a total of…
Animals, Cats, Nature
Cat Blogging: Cat Domestication
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats, City, Dogs
Friday Cat and Dog Blogging: Beanie Shows the Way Forward
by JOHN ADAMS •
Longtime readers know that this website has warned residents about the dangers of marauding coyotes, and their stealthy efforts to overwhelm civilization and rule this planet. See Coyotes Begin War Against Humanity. Reports about coyote designs on Milwaukee (part of FW’s Daily Bread post for today) show how little time is left to act. Doubtless,…
Animals
America’s Zoo Animals Go for Pumpkin Spice
by JOHN ADAMS •
?? Karin Brulliard reports Pumpkin spice has infiltrated America’s zoos. Some trends reach far, very far. Brulliard writes that From September — make that late August — through the end of the calendar year, or for as long as supplies last, no American is far from the seasonal scent of pumpkin spice. Not even American zoo animals. The powder…
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Lynx
by JOHN ADAMS •
The trial reintroduction of six Eurasian lynx in the Kielder Forest in Northumberland has become more likely as 100% of the landowners approached so far have given their approval. Read the full story: https://t.co/AdtJONrThM ? Neville Buck pic.twitter.com/5avhPHXpCr — BBC Wildlife (@WildlifeMag) August 14, 2018
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catblogging: The Poachers’ Fate
by JOHN ADAMS •
Embed from Getty Images In a stunning instance of the animal kingdom taking karma into its own hands – or rather, paws – at least three poachers were mauled to death and then eaten by lions earlier this week after they illegally entered the Sibuya Game Reserve in South Africa to hunt rhinos. “They strayed…
Animals, Cats, Conservation, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Can Humans and Lions Get Along?
by JOHN ADAMS •
“Lions are really causing us havoc,” laments an African pastoralist in Nani Walker and Alan Toth’s short documentary, Living with Lions. The film chronicles the conflict between lions and humans in Laikipia County, Kenya, where drought and urbanization have pushed people and wildlife into closer contact. Conservationists attempt to mitigate the encounters, which often begin…