On a narrow island in eastern Canada battered by freezing winds, hundreds of gray seal pups lie dead every breeding season, bearing massive, oddly shaped wounds. The injuries start at their mouth and corkscrew down to their chest, tearing down to the bone but leaving the rest of the body intact. For years, scientists …
“(Smilodon and Homotherium) are believed to have coexisted with humans”
Folks been sending me a photo of a petroglyph (rock art) apparently found in Bahia, Brazil; it shows what at first glance could be interpreted as some sort of mammal with what might be long fangs or tusks pointing downwards, short pointed ears (?), a short tail, and what may or may not be …
The Três Picos State Park
I have not heard of this Three Peaks State Park in Brazil before but it is impressive. Another example of a world bigger than we imagine and so much of it you never hear of.
“Rain Bombs” and Lightning
Rain Bombs is some kind of new term for microburst*, etc. The show does a very good job of explaining what they are. Haboobs, derechos, microbursts are all covered and are related to the same phenomenon. There was a microburst while I was at work in MA back in the 90s. Driving home I saw …
Five jaguars in southern Arizona
Over the past 15 years, only five jaguars have been spotted in southern Arizona and one of those individuals has just been recorded by a trail camera. The footage, captured by the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research & Conservation Center, shows the fifth male Jaguar, appropriately dubbed ‘Cinco’, leisurely drinking from a water source at night. …
Sea Eagle
https://www.alanbhayman.com/originals All Scottish scenes? I like his style
Landspout?
Stunning footage shows a large landspout tornado towering over north-central New Mexico. dust devils are caused by convective currents of heat rising off of hot ground. They are different. If you look up waterspouts, it might give you a little more insight. There are two types of waterspouts: tornadic (actual tornado over water powered by …
The One Eyed Ghost
A Cdn badass I never heard of. Sounds like movie material but I wonder about it. He even looks Hollywood. Leo Major
Regenerative Pilot Program and Ranchers
Washington wrote a $700 million check for the American rancher. Not a bailout. Not a disaster payment assembled in a scramble after a hurricane. A proactive, structured, forward-looking investment in the way American ranchers manage their land — and a direct acknowledgment that the old system of conservation program red tape was costing the country …
Best Sellers and Modern Digital
Rowling is dancing all the way to the bank. I was surprised by her dominance. There was the usual whining about the Bible. Easy to forget and meaningless to anyone under 30.