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A Different Way of Seeing the Galapagos Islands… | Olaf’s Corner
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Read More »Global Warming from the Seat of a Kayak (Dispatch from Greenland) | Olaf’s Corner
Hi adventurers! This Evening I just came off a fantastic sea kayaking trip in Eastern Greenland – and everything just synthesized into a great adventure: Good international group with a common lets-do spirit, lots
Read More »Discover elephant seals and more on California’s wild central coast
A male elephant seal might be one of the funniest-looking animals on the planet. Unlike their conventional cousins, elephant seals are distinguished by their giant, bulbous nose, a pendulous schnozz that inflates with air
Read More »Giant Plant Eats Rodents
From the news of the wild comes this story from the Philippines about a pitcher plant (similar to the infamous Venus Fly Trap) that actually devours small rodents–and any other living thing unfortunate enough
Read More »Birdy Bop
Once all that singing is done, some birds like to get down and boogie. Researchers who study animal intelligence say that birds’ ability to keep time to music is a major cognitive breakthrough — we think
Read More »Giant Panda Habitats Destroyed by Earthquake
A recent article on CNN.com cites a report that China's Sichuan earthquake of last May destroyed a quarter of wild giant pandas' habitat, and some 60% of giant pandas overall were affected by the
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