UK Hound Racing I never heard of it. These are Trailhounds that are bred to race, a sport which has been going for nearly 200 years and has never involved hunting foxes, they follow a prelaid artificial scent of aniseed and paraffin which they race around over a cross country course back to their owners …
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Eugen Bracht “The Heat of the Day,” 1885
Eugen Bracht “The Heat of the Day,” 1885 I never heard of him but a good painting.
Blatten Landslide
The big news today is the Blatten landslide in Switzerland. There is lots of video of it and it is dramatic. It was predicted to collapse so most people evacuated and are safe. More EXCELLENT AFTERMATH PIX. A GORGEOUS SPOT OR WAS.
Arches and Seabeds.
I saw this when it dropped. Very interesting geology. I was partially interested in the Arches video because it reminded me of one the first books I have read. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. I read it in my early teens. I remember little of it other than it was set in the …
Big Elephant Tusker Crushes Ground in Powerful Display
I never heard of this before. You would think it would be more commonly know given all the elephant footage out there.
All The Land In Our Solar System
All The Land In Our Solar System How precious is Earth when it is framed like that?
A Beast
NEXT LEVEL! I have travelled Africa extensively, and seen and pursued an above average number of Buffalo…..BUT then near the South Sudan Border in Kidepo NP, Uganda……this monster steps out amongst a myriad of old dagga boys…..what a blessing and a privelage to see such a beast in the wild…… Clive SafariDad Curtis
What’s Causing the Parkinson’s Belt?
A mystery all too familiar for Steve. Spoiler: it’s the pesticides. Researchers found that those living within a mile of golf courses have 126 percent higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than those who live more than six miles away, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). …
Steven Rinella just got himself an honorary doctorate
Steven Rinella just got himself an honorary doctorate in forestry and conservation from the University of Montana. That’s right—Doctor Rinella. Turns out a lifetime of eating squirrels, packing out elk quarters, and preaching the gospel of wild places can earn you a cap and gown. MeatEater “One of his books was in Steve’s book on sporting …
Street Smart Cooper’s
The hawk, in other words, appears to have learned to interpret a traffic signal and take advantage of it, in its quest to hunt. Which is, with all due respect, more impressive than how most humans use a pedestrian crosswalk. That sort of urban buffet seems to have been a major incentive for this particular …