Tag Archives: current events
Crocodile Love
Videos of this man have been making the rounds of the internet, dear readers. The author of BV has only one thing to say (and she’s sure your mother will concur): oh, sure, it’s all fun and games until somebody … Continue reading
Honey Badger: who you calling honey mister?
Don’t make the mistake, dear reader, of judging a badger by its nomiker: this one’s no honey. Named for their predilection for eating honeycombs pilfered from beehives, Mellivora capensis is also famous as a snake-killer. The honey badger uses its … Continue reading
This little fishy went to market
Alright, dear readers, okay. the author has a soapbox to stand on and a bone to pick today: it has to do with fishing ethics and sustainability, and is remarkably un-funny (as opposed to the rest of BV’s posts which … Continue reading
Filed under animal imagery, human behavior, marine life, politics, Uncategorized
Lonomia obliqua caterpillar: prickly little beast
In the rainforests of South America lives a fragile and lovely caterpillar–lonomia obliqua– that will kill you if you let it. Be warned, dear readers, that they are often found–or rather, go unnoticed– on the bark of trees, which provides … Continue reading
Yoga Bear
The author had not intended to post today, but was utterly undone by the following story and simply had to share: Santra, a female brown bear in Finland’s Ahtari Zoo, is apparently the latest adherent to the yoga craze that … Continue reading
Filed under exceedingly cute, human behavior, Uncategorized
Fried Egg Jellyfish… pass the Tabasco.
Well, this is another post inspired by the Discovery Channel series Life. Unfortunately, Dear Readers, while the Fried Egg jellyfish (Phacellophora camtschatica) is strange and beautiful, it is also singularly boring. Terrible at cocktail parties. Seriously. Even with the author of … Continue reading
Filed under marine life, the strange and the beautiful, Uncategorized
BV-worthy new exhibit
The California Academy of Sciences has long been beloved by the author of BV, figuring in her elementary school field trips, and, more recently, looming large in her consciousness as an example of stunning sustainable architecture. And a friend is … Continue reading
Filed under academia, endangered species, extinct species, human behavior
Red-Letter Day for Captive Dolphins
It is a red-letter day, dear readers. For it was reported today that Chris Porter, infamous dolphin trader working out of the Solomon Islands, plans to release his last 17 captive bottlenose dolphins to the wild. In a recent interview, … Continue reading
Filed under human behavior, marine life
Dissertation Owls Asleep on the Job
Folkes, while the dissertation elves, tiny little owls that creep into grad students’ bedrooms to madly type pages whilst the tortured souls sleep, are on furlough, I have been working furiously on my thesis. The result? A certain lack of Beastliness. And vocabularity. This … Continue reading
Filed under academia, folklore, Uncategorized
Foxy Loxy Strikes Again: Hide your manolos.
Citizens the German town of Föhren have been in a tizzy for the past year, wondering what kind of sick freak would going around stealing single shoes from their doorsteps in the middle of the night, leaving their mates behind. … Continue reading
Filed under baby animals, exceedingly cute, Uncategorized
Tickle-me Elmo’s friend, the Slow-Loris
The author of BV would like to be clear: wild and exotic animals are not pets. They belong in the fields and forests and streams, making nice with other wild and exotic animals. And the Slow Loris, a south/southeast … Continue reading
Filed under baby animals, endangered species, exceedingly cute, human behavior, Uncategorized
The Guinea Pig Way
Every so often, one discovers something so simultaneously cute and creepy that one is obliged to share it with the world. (for teh author of BV, this is a somewhat more frequent occurance). For once, dear readers, the source of cute and … Continue reading
You’d be Prickly, too
A rare Prickly shark ( Echinorhinus cookei) was recently “found” and displayed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, quite the coup for the eager grad student type who “found” the shark. The shark was ”collected” in an area where the Monterey Bay Aquarium Supported research, by the unnamed … Continue reading
Filed under human behavior, marine life, the strange and the beautiful, Uncategorized
Petaluma Bird Sanctuary Threatened
There is a new asphalt plant planned for a site along the Petaluma River. GOOD NEWS, right!? Industry, new jobs in a ravaged marketplace… But, in this case, the costs may be too high. Because in this case, the proposed … Continue reading
Filed under backyard fauna, endangered species, human behavior, Uncategorized
Happy Birthday to an Angry Old Canard!
Donald Duck is 75 today! The angry old canard’s full name Donald Fauntleroy Duck, and his official birthady is recognized today to commemorate the release of his debut film, The Wise Little Hen… for which, true to the bad luck for which he is famous, … Continue reading
Filed under exceedingly cute, human behavior
