Field Notes: Ewe Wouldn’t Believe How Sheep Behave!

It has been two and a half years of collecting data for my oxymoronically entitled study, “An assessment of consistent individual differences during human-animal interactions in the pre and post-natal period in rangeland ewes”. Ewes are female sheep for those of ewe that do not know. I say my study seems like an oxymoron because prior to…

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Creature Feature: Manatees

Many of us have slowed down our fast-paced lives during the pandemic, so it’s hard to recall how differently we lived last year. The morning grind to beat rush hour traffic, the hurried meal we scarfed down during our brief lunch break, the rushed exercise routine we somehow managed to squeeze in on our way…

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Sunday Sketch: Red-Eye Flights

Common swifts are tiny birds with impressive flying abilities. Some individuals are airborne 10 months out of the year. That means even sleeping in flight! They only land for mating and caring for young Sketch and fact by Amelia Munson Source: Hedenström, Anders; et al. (September 2016). “Annual 10-Month Aerial Life Phase in the Common Swift Apus…

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Field Frame Friday: Diligent Dad Duty

Pictured here, a father titi monkey carries his one-week-old infant. Titi monkeys (Callicebinae spp.) show biparental care, in which the father does the majority of infant care and carrying. The mother nurses, but dad is on duty 24/7! [Photo by Alexander Baxter, Caption by Allison Lau] Mendoza, S. P., & Mason, W. A. (1986). Parental…

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Field Frame Friday: Let’s all do the waggle dance!

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) need lots of nectar to make stored honey for the winter. When one bee finds a good patch of flowers she will tell her colony mates where the food is through a waggle dance, which communicates both the direction and distance to the food. It’s similar to how seeing one ant…

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