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Wild About Nature Poetry
Somewhere, there are orcas. Jarod K. Anderson, the Cryptonaturalist, wrote those words as the opening to his poem Orcas. Four simple words that convey hope and wonder and something bigger than ourselves. If…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #54
Cats think they’re perfect and an evolutionary biologist explains why they might actually be right. Evolutionarily speaking, cats have evolved a set of characteristics that work exactly as they need them to. But…
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Wild About Bird Migration
One of the interesting things about spending the summer going back to the same walking trails to listen for birds (I use the Merlin app), is noticing when different birds disappear from the…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #53
I love a story about the rediscovery of a species that had been considered extinct. Usually those discoveries don’t happen because a farmer catches a long lost animal in a trap, but that’s…
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Wild About Webcomics
Those of us who care about nature and the environment are often viewed as a humourless bunch who are more likely to wag a finger about plastic straws than laugh at the absurdity…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #52
The Pink Fairy Armadillo lives almost entirely underground so scientists know very little about it. It’s so secretive and unusual looking that some people don’t believe it’s real (it is!). Earth, Sometimes I…
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Wild About Urban Commons
Living in a community, whether it is big or small, urban or rural, allows us to access and benefit from shared resources. At a basic level, this includes infrastructure such as roads and…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #51
I’m currently obsessed with temari, a form of spherical Japanese embroidery, usually done in geometric patterns. Naturally, I had to try to make my own, but mine aren’t yet fit for public viewing.…
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Wild About Humour
What makes us laugh? Why does your dad think puns are the best thing ever? Why doesn’t anyone understand Gen-Z humour? On the surface, understanding humour seems like a simple proposition—we see something…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #50
These paleoburrows created by Ice Age megafauna such as giant ground sloths. Somehow this really brings home how big these animals were. Birds are pretty cool, with their pretty songs and bright feathers.…
a miscellany of wonder
