Source I haven’t heard of this with jaguars before, that I remember, but it is a logical response of big cats to possible prey. Tigers and leopards are well known practioners. My concern is it might be used to thwart jaguar conservation in the U.S.
Author: Sea Run
SIDNEY LONG: Spirit of the Plains (1897).
A very evocative image of cranes. I see it pop up, sometimes. My guess is that there are some crane lovers here. That, and the loaded comic subtext, is too good to pass up.
Thagomizer
Just passing by. Doedicurus clavicaudatus was a giant armadillo from central South America, with fossils being found in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. They reached an average weight of 1,400 kg, had spiked tail clubs and may have remained around until as recently as 7,000 years ago, meaning it certainly coexisted with both humans and other …
Running the Gantlet
An example of one of Valerius Geist’s predator pits that he theorized were common in the North American Pleistocene? An update. Many folks imagine Pleistocene-environments to resemble the modern day Serengeti, but this was not always the case. During cold dry climatic phases large areas may have hosted scarce wildlife populations restricted to shrinking water …
Damascus Pattern
Source One of the best Damascus Patterns on a double’s barrels I have seen.
Bear Lidar
Bear Lidar The idea came to Cusick, who works for the National Park Service in Alaska, in 2018, while he was working on mapping and surveying at Katmai. A terrestrial lidar scanner, which uses lasers to determine distance and other measurements, was on hand to measure buildings. That’s the device traditional civil engineers use, but …
Another Sign of Fall
“Having breakfast onboard, 28 miles off Canso. Oct 2 ,2021” Source I used to see them, this time of year, when I worked on the Scotian Shelf. The ships attract tired migrant birds and the falcons prey on them. One ate a piper, or something, on the bow. I wonder how many land birds die …
October Again
Well, that didn’t take long to get here it seems. In 2 weeks, it will be peak color here and maybe snow by the end of the month. “Winter is coming,” as J.R.R. Martin says. I can’t say I am as keen on that as I used to be. I see Steve has some …
A Note from Tiger Country plus squatch and big peckers
https://youtu.be/pFD7IgW8PpE Steve and gang have been amused by this video*. I haven’t looked at it but, sadly, I can relate. Thirty years ago, I had a phase where I was hopeful for its existence. Something to be excited over in a world where the biosphere is shrinking in a mass extinction. Like the British, with …
The Power of the Dog movie
Trailer The Power of the Dog review source “The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion (in select theaters November 17 and on Netflix December 1) After 12 years, Campion has returned to cinema, making what is maybe the most exciting TIFF film, and one that’s sure to get a lot of awards attention. An …