NEWS AND COMMENT: Peanut, the chicken, is in the news today because she is the extraordinary age of 21 which is more than twice the usual age of a chicken with an …
The most common reason by far is to protect their offspring in a nest nearby about which the dog or anyone else is blissfully unaware. The attacks bemuse the dog or cat. …
A study published in the journal Nature Communications authored by Javier Sierro discovered that the successful male blue tit chasing a female sex was persistent in repeating their call and also able …
Chasing a woman? You might be able to learn from blue tits! Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT – NECASTLE, UK: A couple of female flatmates, Georgina Gray and Helen McKeever, have been pestered by a couple of seagulls for a long time. They peck at the …
Two female flatmates terrorised by two seagulls pecking at their window. Why? Read More »
A lot of people, perhaps most people, treat pigeons as pest and vermin. They don’t like the fact that they defecate. They don’t like the fact that there are lots of them. …
Pigeons are great. Don’t treat them as pests and vermin Read More »
Amazing is what comes to mind. Never seen anything remotely like it. What is going on? Common sense would suggest that the passenger seagull is either (a) lazy (b) ill (c) both …
Seagull flies as passenger standing up on the back of another seagull Read More »
The bird that I’m referring to in the title is the Namaqua sandgrouse. It’s remarkable animal. It weighs 180 grams and yet is able to carry 25 grams of water as far …
The bird that carries 25 grams of water 20 miles to its nest in its feathers Read More »
A quick search of the Internet confirms that chickens can kill humans but it is obviously rare. I’m referring to the male chicken, the rooster who is programmed to protect the hens …
