Molting Dinosaurs

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58693/title/Dinos_molted_for_a_new_look

Very interesting.

Bald Eagles

http://www.startribune.com/local/92061349.html?elr=KArksUUUU

Documents increase in nest activity along the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area.

Fails to mention that they are carrion eaters.

Dead terrorist

Thanks to Dad for sending me this picture.

According to rumor, the wolf had been terrorizing campers near Salmon, Alaska.

Life in the Asphalt

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58521/title/Life_in_the_sticky_lane

Pitch Lake, Trinidad

Life in the Deep Mud

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58558/title/Paradox_of_dining_in_deep%2C_wet_mud

Crabs and urchins ruin the environment for smaller creatures?

Bear Hunting in California

Thanks to Elizabeth for calling my attention to this one.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125420237&sc=emaf

It will be interesting to see by how many the bear kill increases.

Mercury in Tuna

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58464/title/Studies_aim_to_resolve__confusion_over_mercury_risks_from_fish

Complicated and depressing.

If I read this correctly, I should eat more shellfish, sardines, salmon, freshwater trout, and marine perch.

Life in the Food Chain

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/arts/television/22wild.html?th&emc=th

Interesting review of animal-themed television shows.

Painted Dog Conservation

http://www.painteddog.org/

Painted Dogs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/opinion/15kristof.html?th&emc=th

Interesting Op-Ed piece on the animals formerly known as African Wild Dogs.

The New Deli Food

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14deli.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th

High quality hand-crafted food.

Further proof that I should start a new food blog.

Having a combined food/wildlife blog is absurd.

This article mentions Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, MI.

Why don't we have a deli like that in Hales Corners?

Life Along the Xingu

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/world/americas/11brazil.html?th&emc=th

James Cameron opposes a dam in Brazil.

Life finds a way

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/58034/title/A_fresh_look_at_Mount_St._Helens

Once again we see that an eye-blink in geologic time seems like a long time on the human scale.

We Don't Need No Stinking Oxygen

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58154/title/Multicelled_animals_may_live_oxygen-free

Very interesting.

Coprolites

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/57433/title/Fossilized_poop_bears_tooth_marks

Bizarre.

Goldfish & turtle

Today, we walked by the 'Mike Weber' pond on Grange Ave. west of 108th Street.

( I have no idea what the legal designation of the detention pond is, but until I learn its real name, it will be the 'Mike Weber' pond in honor of the current village administrator).

We saw numerous schools of goldfish in the pond (dozens if not hundreds in total).

We also saw a small turtle, not sure what species but definitely not a snapping turtle.