by Duncan | Sep 18, 2019 | Authors, Dogs, Educators, General
Dr. Alexandra Horowitz—a professor at Barnard College, where she heads the Dog Cognition Lab, a behaviorist, and bestselling author of multiple books on dogs, most recently, “Our Dog, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond”—acknowledges the homage to 1970’s “Our...
by Duncan | Sep 11, 2019 | Advocates, Cetaceans, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
Dr. Valeria Vergara—a marine mammal research scientist with the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, who has spent much of her career studying beluga whales, with a particular emphasis on their acoustic communication—recalls gravitating toward animals during...
by Duncan | Aug 28, 2019 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General, Musicians
Stephanie Seymour—a singer-songwriter and veteran musician who was a member of The Aquanettas, which released its debut album in 1990, she just issued “There Are Birds,” a stellar solo album all about birds (literally, metaphorically, from their perspective,...
by Duncan | Aug 21, 2019 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Veterinarians
Dr. Kathleen Schnaars Uvino—aka “Dr. Kit,” a professor of Biology and Ecology at the University of Jamestown, where she oversees the Tree Swallow Project, which is carried out in two countries: in Jamestown, North Dakota, and in Churchill, Manitoba—discusses her...
by Duncan | Aug 14, 2019 | Advocates, Authors, Dogs
Greg Murray—an animal photographer and rescue/pit bull advocate director, whose new book is “Pit Bull Heroes: 49 Underdogs with Resilience and Heart”—recalls his earliest experiences with dogs, growing up as a tyke with one named Muffet. Murray explains that his...