The Wonder of Whiskers

Sometimes the solution to a problem is so obvious it escapes attention. Take the case of animal whiskers. Do you realize how many animals have them? In the mammal world, in fact, the with whiskered far outweigh the whiskerless. Consider for a moment how many mammals are whiskerless: Primates, elephants, whales, dolphins… Not too many […]

The Mountain Beaver

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COYOTES – LOVE ‘EM OR HATE ‘EM?

Once upon a time, just a couple of weeks ago, we had three beautiful cats. Two of them, Oreo and Cody, we had for over ten years. The other was a stray we found on the side of the road a couple of years ago that we named Maxine. Then one morning I left […]