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Category: Beasts

species I hink are cool and why

You Might Have a New Favourite Animal After Reading This

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 by Malu

Hip hip hooraay! Its World Pangolin Day! Celebrated every 3rd Saturday in February, today is the 10th World Pangolin Day! What do you do on World Pangolin Day? You spread awareness about pangolins. Whats so special about pangolins? They look like a cross between an anteater and a pine cone! They are four legged creatures…

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Great News for Pangolins!!!

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Malu

I just got the best news on my e-mail feed! China has taken pangolin scales off their list of approved ingredients for traditional medicine. I love pangolins! They are right up there in my top 3 favourite weirdos. They are little termite eating creatures covered in scales from head to toe, with long sticky tongues…

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Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Malu

Oh-my-god-oh-my-god-oh-my-god! I saw my first all wild Eurasian eagle-owl! And he was so handsome! I’ve recently started the habit of taking a break and going outside for an hour every day so I don’t feel psychologically dead every evening, after a long day of staring at a laptop screen. And it is wonderful. Birding is…

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Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffes)

Posted on June 21, 2019June 18, 2019 by Malu

Its time for another beautiful beast and I want to introduce you to one of my very favourites: The “Camel Leopard”. Happy World Giraffe Day everyone! Why do I think giraffes are cool? They are by far the most elegant weirdo I have ever seen. Their long legs and neck give them the gait of…

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How Dermophis donaldtrumpi Got Its Name

Posted on January 4, 2019March 2, 2020 by Malu

Image source: envirobuild.com There is an endless number of species on this planet and we are nowhere close to having discovered them all. But scientists and “amateur” specialists are working hard every day to discover more. There is major motivation to do this often difficult work: Besides the fact that you will be the first…

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Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota)

Posted on December 3, 2018June 1, 2020 by Malu

A few months ago, I was staggering through a leftover fragment of Amazon rainforest, with a backpack full of camera traps, when out of the corner of my eye I saw a magnificent bird. As I turned my head to look at it, it disappeared and all I had to go on as I leafed…

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Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Posted on November 30, 2018March 2, 2020 by Malu

Hi guys, what’s plotting? I’m super excited, because I saw a pair of black woodpeckers today! In my rather outdoorsy life, this is only the second time ever that I’ve seen them in the flesh. These birds are beautiful! All black, with cream coloured beak and eyes and a striking red mark on the top…

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About me

My name is Malu. I am a conservation-ecologist currently living in Germany. I’ve always been wild about the outdoors and can spend hours looking at an insect labouring away at its daily challenges, or a bird building its nest, or … there’s just so much amazing stuff happening out there! I’m really glad you’ve made it onto this page so I can share my joy with you.

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We only have about 6 to 8 years left to turn this environmental mess of a ship around. So much has to happen politically, but the people also need to change habits and start to appreciate our environment more. So every 1st of the month I post a monthly sustainability challenge for you to try for 30 days and if you like, adopt beyond the month.

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