I have been very privileged in that I have lived in many places around the world, almost always with a garden or nearby green space. And I have enjoyed watching beautiful and/or funny birds in all of them. From gregarious gold finches and cute tits in Europe, bright red cardinals and aggressive hummingbirds in north…
Tag: Ethology (animal behaviour)
Nature Care Challenge | October 2021: Make a Shelter for Small Animals.
Here in Europe, winter is sending polite little reminders of it coming to see us soon-ish. The trees are still green but the nights are getting pretty cold already. Soon the leaves will be falling and covering everything, protecting the micro life below from the harshest frost (Little nudge not to rake leaves unless necessary)….
Cricetus cricetus (European Hamster)
Hello Lovelies!I’m back! It was a long summer break from blogging but oh so busy with hamster sex and hamster babies! So here is my promised post about these weird creatures science calls Cricetus cricetus and I call beautiful-mini-bear-ninjas. At first glimpse they are cute, on second look they are terrifying and once you get…
You Might Have a New Favourite Animal After Reading This
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…
Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffes)
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…
Why Sexual Selection is a Bitch
Sexual selection is the term that defines the fact that in nature, often fit and sexy men are more likely to become fathers. This is shown in many different ways. The most well known example would be how two males fight, and the winner, being stronger or faster, or simply fitter, gets to mate with…