The Urban Pantheist

If you haven't taken a look at Why Animals Do The Thing you should.

"We're here to yell at the bad stuff, explain the confusing bits, and pull out the cutest, coolest, most unknown content - all while putting animal behavior in its own proper context. "

This blog (mostly written by a friend of mine, full disclosure) is an exhaustively researched collection of articles, debunkings, and answered questions. I started showing it to everyone I know when it featured the best description and explanation of the Harambe debacle at Cincinnati Zoo.

There's a lot of debunking of Animal Rights Activism, explanations of pet animal behavior, and answers to questions like "why do lactating elephants appear to have human breasts?"

This photo was taken while the animal, a Baird's tapir, was being scratched and massaged by an affectionate keeper. The species is very nervous, and it was remarkable to watch her slowly settle into being touched in a friendly and gentle manner.

This is Gulliver, a Bactrian camel. He is performing a behavior called "urine-flicking," wherein he curls his tail under, urinates on it, then flicks his tail back quickly, smacking himself with it and spraying urine all around.

Office window.
( On to the insects of Franklin Park )