by Duncan | Oct 23, 2024 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue
Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”–an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism probing the impact of China’s gambit nearly 30 years ago to send pandas to zoos in other countries, hoping the visiting animals...
by Duncan | Jul 10, 2024 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets
Tracey Callahan Molnar–handler and chief human of Beacon, the therapy dog who’s become increasingly beloved across the U.S.A. Gymnastics world and beyond, emerging as a media sensation along the way—recounts her own career as a gymnast and coach, specializing in...
by Duncan | May 22, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation
Melissa Hoppert–a horse-racing writer for The New York Times, and one of two reporter-producers (with Times colleague Joe Drape) featured onscreen in the new horse-racing documentary, “Broken Horses,” a New York Times/FX production streaming on Hulu—recalls...
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 | Apr 20, 2016 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General
Robert Clark—an award-winning photographer for National Geographic and other major magazines, who’s just published a book, “Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage”—recounts key milestones of his career, including starting to shoot as a young kid, later winding up as...
