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Lessons for Becoming Who Animals Need Us To Be
Ground Squirrel Aesthetics
Ground Squirrel Aesthetics

Ground Squirrel Aesthetics

Looking back, I have learned that it is the unexpected which has had the greatest…
November 3, 2021
Paying Attention
Elephant at sunset
Paying Attention

Paying Attention

A Maple reaching more than forty feet stands just outside the studio. The tree is…
October 6, 2021
Forgetting the False and Dangerous
Forgetting the False and Dangerous

Forgetting the False and Dangerous

Zoos teach us a false sense of our place in the natural order. The means…
January 4, 2018
Should Animals Sue Scientists for Libel?
Should Animals Sue Scientists for Libel?

Should Animals Sue Scientists for Libel?

Science shows that animals are not violent by nature, yet the myth persists.   Published…
January 26, 2017
Learning From Orca Menopause
Learning From Orca Menopause

Learning From Orca Menopause

Published in Psychology Today There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are…
January 25, 2017
Lessons from the Tortoise People
Lessons from the Tortoise People

Lessons from the Tortoise People

Tortoises always foresee obstacles. - D.H. Lawrence After months of dreaming, Desert Tortoises have arrived…
October 7, 2014
Killing Them Softly
Rabbit rubbin gface
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

Strumming my pain with his fingers; Singing my life with his words; Killing me softly…
July 17, 2014
The Real Ray
The Real Ray

The Real Ray

See this special interview with Ray Ryan, the "real Ray" who was featured in The…
July 7, 2014
The Woeful Whale: Life and Times of Tillikum
The Woeful Whale: Life and Times of Tillikum

The Woeful Whale: Life and Times of Tillikum

Photo Credit Howard Garrett It was cold, as only Iceland could be in mid-winter. But…
November 9, 2013
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